Things are hotting up now, and it’s time for a reminder about our latest writing assignment. Our topic this time is Feeling the heat – this month has been so flipping cold and miserable that I need warming up!
If you’re struggling to decide what to write, try making a list of hot and warm locations – a tropical island, beside a cosy log fire, a sauna, right next to a radiator, a desert landscape, inside a car on a hot day, snuggling under a quilt with your hot water bottle…
Or you could consider activities which make you hot or warm – anything from jogging or cooking over a hot stove to working on the footplate of a steam locomotive or flying a spaceship too close to the Sun…
… and, yes, that too, if you like!
You can be as quirky as you like, so whether your character is falling accidentally into a vat of hot custard, taking over as the next person in charge of Hell, or being boiled in a cannibals’ cauldron with extra chilli sauce, it’s all cool with the rest of us.
Your piece of writing can be poetry or prose in any style or genre. And if you can’t get inspired by our latest topic, simply choose a different one. Frankly, as long as you do some new writing, we really don’t care if you decide to write a beautifully vivid description of the items on your bedside cabinet. Or, indeed, a rather dull description.
You simply can’t get this wrong, except by not writing anything.
There are just eight days left to complete the assignment, so let’s get started. Our next meeting is Tuesday 19th February. Meanwhile – the heat is on.
FEELING THE HEAT
I am small and insignificant, with nothing more than a muddy blanket to protect me from the elements.
I shiver silently, forgotten and forlorn. Alone. Maybe I will die out here this winter.
And yet, the days grow warmer, bringing with them a hint of the warmth I crave. Maybe I’ll make it through spring.
One Thursday morning I feel the heat of the sun’s rays beating down, fulfilling the promise of Life. I am brave. I dare to peek out from beneath my blanket.
Yes, I’ve done it! Summer has arrived and I’m still here. Hello World!
I will grow stronger with every passing day. Stronger and taller. I will turn my head towards the sun and let it warm my face. I will bask in its glory.
And I will be the tallest sunflower in the garden.
Awww…. lovely x