Category Archives: Writer’s Workshop

Handmade

Posted on August 5, 2009 by suburbanmom

Today’s writer’s workshop fits right in with what I’ve been thinking about lately. The Prompt: Share with us something you made by hand. Creating something out of nothing is the name of my game.  As I work to simplify, the … Continue reading →

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Within These Walls

Posted on June 18, 2009 by suburbanmom

The Prompts: 1.) Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page and share two “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. The book: This is actually line 14–but it starts a … Continue reading →

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Sum it Up

Posted on June 4, 2009 by suburbanmom

This week for Writer’s Workshop I am picking a short one since there are so many activities going on around here.  The Prompt: 5.) Kim’s email: In the St. Louis News-Dispatch paper, they had an article of a man who … Continue reading →

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Happiness is…

Posted on May 28, 2009 by suburbanmom

As I finished my last Writer’s Workshop with the complaint that I was complaining… Mama Kat heard me (and some others) agree. So this week: List ten things that make you HAPPY. The Ocean.  I love the sound of waves … Continue reading →

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Sick

Posted on May 21, 2009 by suburbanmom

It’s another installment of Writer’s Workshop over at Mama’s Losin’ It.  Click the button below to see what prompts other people picked. So the prompt I chose is: 10 things I am currently sick of: 1. The kids being sick. … Continue reading →

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What I Want Them to Remember

Posted on May 13, 2009 by suburbanmom

Here’s another installment of Writer’s Workshop.  If you want to see the other prompts and links to many responses, click here: The prompt: 2.) Tomorrow I will do it differently. Here’s how… I will turn off my computer.  Here’s why!  … Continue reading →

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Moments of Love–Writer’s Workshop

Posted on April 23, 2009 by suburbanmom

Check out the other choices and responses here: The Prompt: 3.) Why won’t you forget? List six true sentences that begin with the words ‘I’ll never forget…’ Then use all six of your sentences in a paragraph, poem, or longer … Continue reading →

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The Elementary Crush

Posted on April 15, 2009 by suburbanmom

Again, I participate in Mama Kat’s… Writers Workshop The Prompt: 2.) What are your kids talking about? My kids are talking about the opposite sex. This is new territory for our family.  All three kids are in elementary school; the … Continue reading →

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Visits

Posted on April 9, 2009 by suburbanmom

We spent the afternoon visiting grandparents.  First, we had lunch with Keemaw at Ruby’s.  Then off to the toy store for some shopping.  Pappy met us there. We went to visit Great Grandma next.  She was surprised and happy to … Continue reading →

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How much are you worth?

Posted on April 9, 2009 by suburbanmom

What is your role in the household? My role as Zookeeper is to keep the animals in the zoo clean and well fed.  The job is obviously more involved than it may seem on the surface.  Salary.com says I would … Continue reading →

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