Triplets

Warmups are for getting your word and image brain moving. Use as many as you need. Think of this like stretching before a run, a way of simply arriving in your writing mind without the distortion of any particular focus or pressure. Disregard correctness and intention; keep the windows and doors open.

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Triplets

In a column down your page, write triplets in the form: ___ly  ___ing  ____s

For example, wildly oscillating notes or blankly farting genies.

Take the words that come to mind and don’t worry about sense. Try listening for the sound of the word as it approaches your imagination.

Set a timer for 2 minutes and write as many as you can. If you get stuck, push the words out through sonority alone, using “cl” or “sh” or “gr” or “w” as initial sounds. claustrophobically shallowing growls.