Writing Prompt(s)

Moments Interrogation: pick three

Ben

Where did this take place? High school, sophomore year

Who was there? Wiltse's intro class, Kelsey, Merrin (Ben's original set up) All the other couples (beth and mike, kelsey and mike)

What are the significant objects? Ben's broken leg, rube gold-burg project, desks in the back of the room

What colors are present? Black Science Table Tops, Gray Cast, Green Grass

What textures are present? Velcro on the boot, smooth table tops,

What smells and tastes? Stiff/stale air (from lack of use) in math classroom, Science room: smell of chemicals, Bunsen burners.

What metaphors cant I make? When Ben came back: someone (god?) flipped a switch and i was in love.

What is the light or darkness? thank goodness Merrin said no to Ben and vise versa. he broke his leg=bad, but in turn, it brought us together.

Choose two characters to describe: Ben and Myself

Names of characters: Ben and Rachael

assign them an object: Ben = broken leg (crutches, titanium rod in his leg, cast/boot, screws, ibuprofen with codeine)

Rachael = Brains (helped Ben to catch up, recover, fall in love)

List physical ticks, defects, flaws: Ben = broken leg, always tired (from meds), saying things he cant remember now (marriage) 

Rachael = Falling easily for him, not a "go getter"

Write some lines of non-generic dialogue:

"why are you all dressed up?" he asked me, but he slurred the words a bit because of his heavy medications.

I had a soccer game that day and it was a team tradition to get gussied up for home games. While I explained this to him, he began to play with the ring on my right hand. After spinning it around my chubby finger a couple of times, he pulled it off and looked up at me. With his head resting on his arms, crossed on the black table top, he said "You should wear it on this finger." He then slid the tiny silver ring onto my left hand, surprising me by choosing the ring finger. "Rachael, we should get married," he suggested. I laughed out of nervousness - he had to be joking right? - but then said "Sure Ben, that sounds nice."

 

This is a writing exercise prompting by English teacher. Maybe some time you guys will see the completed work...