Friday, March 7, 2008

Writing Exercise 3-7 - Happy Chutzpah Day!

Creat a new category of greeting cards and provide some sample cards:

Category: Happy Chutzpah Day!

As you may or may not be aware,
But today is a day to declare
We were once quite annoyed,
but are now overjoyed
That you finally found you a pair.

Congrats on finally leaving that guy!

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That you stood up your bride is appalling.
When you found you preferred your footballing.
But I say live and learn,
It’s not much a concern,
Like some refs, it was just a miscalling.

Way to leave her at the altar, dude! Wish I had your nerve.
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I know this is hard
But I'm sending this card
And it's your turn to sit there and take it.
Oh my God, you're so dumb
thinking you make me come.
When if fact, I just lie there and fake it.

Never thought I’d find the guts – I love this day! Sorry honey!

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Quote of the day: William Blake used to say when his energies were diverted from his drawing or writing, that he was "being devoured by jackals and hyenas." Brenda Ueland - "If You Want to Write."
Chosen because of the delicious 'jackals and hyenas' mention. This is precisely the feeling when daily duties interfere whenever my desire to create takes over and it made me smile. Doesn't it just kill you that some thought uttered by some person 230 years ago reaches across time to someone he could not imagine, and PING her right in the gut? This is what art is, this is what art does - uses shared experiences, either real or imagined, to connect artist with audience in a palpable way. Art, in all its forms, remains the most beautiful expression of "You are not alone" that I know.

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