Searching through the web this morning, I came across a site that gives you one word at the top and then a text box with a 60 second timer. You write for 60 seconds then you can choose to submit it to the site for publication or not. The site is called One Word. The url is here.
I thought it was a neat idea so I tried it out. I ended up with a quick 50 word fiction that I liked. I’ve included it below. Don’t worry you guys, I’m okay. This just sort of came out when I saw the word, which was “DIMMER”.
She hit the dimmer switch, thinking it was set to the lowest setting. Turning it in both directions, she realized she was wrong. It was at its brightest but it was still so dark. That’s when she figured out that the dimness was actually coming from inside of her soul.
corina i love it!!! i always tend to be some what on the dark side myself and this was perfection as far as i am concerned!!!!
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That’s a great way to work out some angst.
At first, i thought you were going to talk about the sight that lets you adopt a word that isn’t in wide usage. That’s kind of fun, too. Maybe I could try this exercise with my adopted word: nequient
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Wow. That just came out? I would struggle for a good hour to get something half that profound.
Nice . . .
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I know exactly how that feels. Luckily, things on a dimmer can be brightened again, too. It’s a lot better than just flipping the switch on or off. Much more gradual and natural.
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Ohhh, Corina. I like this!
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Nicely done!
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Pretty cool!
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