Dr. Karen Boren, a Professor in the RIC English Department has a challenge for all of us!
“Keep the Windows Wide”: Write the Pandemic
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Here is Dr. Boren’s challenge, in her own words...
“All across the world people are leaning out, hidden behind, looking through their windows. Behind each pane is a story. Let’s write the pandemic.
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Here is the writing challenge:
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In 300 words or fewer, write a complete story using the following as either the FIRST or LAST line: I blame the quarantine.
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Paste your story in the body of an email, and send to
iblamethequarantine@gmail.com. Put WINDOW in the subject line. Please include your name and enough contact information that I can contact you when I find a publisher for this anthology and/or some other outlet for the compelling stories I know you will write.
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I want to open as many windows as possible, so please write as many times as you like; share the prompt with other writers and non-writers too – of any age, nationality, profession or ...