seanessay.com We gather, leap off a prompt, and fall down, down the rabbit hole, seeing what happens… on Free Fall Fridays. “There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart.” —Celia Thaxter prompt-ice sculptures If you go to the city of Edmonton, in the middle of January, there they are: ice sculptures. In Churchill square, […]
Glad to Be Alive
seanessay.com Down the rabbit hole, having jumped off with a prompt, writing to see what happens… gathering with peers at Free Fall Fridays. Perhaps on that Friday, seven years ago, I was thinking of old research that showed that during wartime the rate of suicides goes down: No one knew why. Besides being glad to […]
Light Hearted Free Fall
seanessay.com A recent piece (Feb 20) explored a grim concept. Happy ending, but grim. So let’s have some light hearted writing from Friday Free Fall. You might like imagining a “laugh track” of my peers, on a fine morning, laughing as I read aloud. (1,070 words) prompt- why wait Every day I would see Mrs. […]
On a Cheery Child Note
seanessay.com Last week’s piece on Art ended on a grim note, so I surveyed my old Friday Free Fall writings for cheery childhood stuff. …We gather Friday mornings to have a “prompt,” of a word or phrase, then write swiftly, roughly, no parachute, no ‘do overs.’ … Prompt-the little people … Some like it hot, […]
Free Fall Party
essaysbysean.blogspot.com Preface Up high. The RGO Treehouse. Plate glass walls on three sides. We of the Alexandra Writers’ Centre Society are having our Christmas party. I am one of four asked to read aloud for five minutes. Folks know me. Not from any blog, but from attending the drop-in “Free Fall Friday.” (Now held on […]