A new series: MINI EXERCISE #1 (An invitation)

Hi Everyone,

We’re all getting busier—even in summer—and sometimes it’s difficult to tackle the longer writing or thinking prompts I send your way. For those days that you have time for just a quick hit, this series may work for you.

Here’s the first one, inspired by the last lines of a poem in Ada Limón’s new collection, THE HURTING KIND, which I highly recommend:

“Once I was brave, but I have grown so weary of danger.

I am soundlessness amid the constant sounds of war.”

YOUR MINI EXERCISE: Take these lines and fill your own words in the blanks:

Once I was _______, but I have grown so weary of _______.

I am _________ amid the constant sounds of _______.

Any discoveries here for you? Please feel free to share your versions.

Enjoy!

Abrazos,

Cristina