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Laura L. Mays Hoopes
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- HOLE IN THE CLOUDS. My husband's blog talks about his sensing a hole in the clouds, here: http://michael-walkingwiththespirit.blogspot.com/2012/02/hole-in-sky.html , That made me think about times when the clouds did something that transfixed me. Think about a time the clouds were amazing. Describe the clouds and also the scene, where you were, with whom, any conversation.
- STRAWBERRIES. A friend put a great picture of a single strawberry on her blog. It reminded me of Gayle Brandeis's exercise where she passed out berries, one each, and asked us to do a sensory exploration of our berry. It was delicious in so many ways, the little dimpled seeds, glossy red flesh, fresh berry scent, soft silky feel, and taste---yum. Try that yourself. It's better even than it sounds. Then write about all the sensory overload.
- TASTE. Starting with brushing your teeth, try to describe each thing you taste for a half an hour in words as exact as possible. Imagine you are obsessive about taste, and don't let your awardeness slip off the tip of the tongue.
- CONNECTION. Start by observing closely and writing a small stone, a description of an intense experience. Now think about giving this experience to a character. After a few minutes of mulling it over, write a few paragraphs putting your character in to the situation suggested by your small stone.
- MLK,Jr. When and where were you when you first heard about Martin Luther King, Jr.? DId you hear positive or negative things the first time?
Favorite Books
- The Foremost Good Fortune, Susan Conley
- Gratitude, Richard Powers
- History of Love, Nicole Krauss
- Erasure, Percival Everett
- Gringa, Melissa Hart
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About Me
- Lorelei
- A professor of molecular biology turned creative writer, Laura writes short fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for magazines, anthologies, and newspapers, has a memoir, Breaking Through the Spiral Ceiling, published in 2011, and has two novels and a biography of Two Women of the RNA World in progress. She received a Certificate in Creative Writing with Distinction in June, 2009 from UCLA and is halfway through the MFA in fiction at SDSU.
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3 comments:
love the "tiny world."
ooh, I love the misted windows! Love this world. Carla
Hi Laura and Carla,
I'm glad you liked it. It was such a special feeling, all closed in and complete in itself.
cheers
Laura
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