Showing posts with label Naomi Shihab Nye. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Naomi Shihab Nye. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Whirligig 310
Welcome to The Whirligig, a place for you and your muse to find inspiration. Each Wednesday I will post 12 words with which you may create a poem, a short story, or some other piece of writing. Use the words in any form, as many (or as few) of them as you wish.
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Whirligig 225
Welcome to Sunday's Whirligig, a place for you and your muse to find inspiration. Each Wednesday I will post 12 words with which you may create a poem, a short story, or some other piece of writing. Use the words in any form, as many (or as few) of them as you wish.
You will be able to link your writing to this site on Saturday night or early Sunday morning.
If you'd like to contribute 12 words, please e-mail them to me: magicalmysticalteacher@gmail.com
THIS WEEK'S WORDS come from "Bees Were Better" by Naomi Shihab Nye:
breaking, bees, board, table, parking, messages, wings, silver, library, dancing, café, barely
Words will be posted here each Wednesday (most of the time).
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Whirligig 197
Welcome to Sunday's Whirligig, a place for you and your muse to find inspiration. Each Wednesday I will post 12 words with which you may create a poem, a short story, or some other piece of writing. Use the words in any form, as many (or as few) of them as you wish.
You will be able to link your writing to this site on Saturday night or early Sunday morning.
If you'd like to contribute 12 words, please e-mail them to me: magicalmysticalteacher@gmail.com
THIS WEEK'S WORDS come from "Hello" by Naomi Shihab Nye:
rat, message, shredded, shadows, waving, stick, text, bowl, candles, peaches, gone, slate
Words will be posted here each Wednesday (most of the time).
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Whirligig 143
Welcome to Sunday's Whirligig, a place for you and your muse to find inspiration. Each Wednesday I will post 12 words with which you may create a poem, a short story, or some other piece of writing. Use the words in any form, as many (or as few) of them as you wish.
You may link your writing to this site beginning at midnight (Pacific Time) each Sunday. Use the linking button, which will "magically" appear at midnight (Pacific Time) Sunday. The Inlinkz button will remain operable for one week. Enjoy!
If you'd like to contribute 12 words, please e-mail them to me: magicalmysticalteacher@gmail.com
THIS WEEK'S WORDS come from "Burning the Old Year" by Naomi Shihab Nye:
doorknob, something, smallest, sizzle, shouts, dance, paper, flame, crackle, flammable, stone, dies
Words will be posted here each Wednesday (most of the time).
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Whirligig 79
Welcome to Sunday's Whirligig, a place for you and your muse to find inspiration. Each Wednesday I will post 12 words with which you may create a poem, a short story, or some other piece of writing. Use the words in any form, as many of them as you wish.
You may link your writing to this site beginning at midnight (Pacific Time) each Sunday. Use the linking button, which will "magically" appear at midnight (Pacific Time) Sunday. The Inlinkz button will remain operable for one week. Enjoy!
If you'd like to contribute 12 words, please e-mail them to me: magicalmysticalteacher@gmail.com
THIS WEEK'S WORDS come from "Burning the Old Year" by Naomi Shihab Nye:
swallow, doorknob, sizzle, marry, partial, swirling, orange, shuffle, blazing, crackle, vegetables, smallest
Words will be posted here each Wednesday (most of the time).
Twelve words too many? Then visit Sunday Scribblings 2, where you will find one word to kick-start your writing.
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Whirligig 44
Welcome to Sunday's Whirligig, a place for you and your muse to find inspiration. Each Wednesday I will post 12 words with which you may create a poem, a short story, or some other piece of writing. Use the words in any form, as many of them as you wish.
You may link your writing to this site beginning at midnight (Pacific Time) each Sunday. Use the linking button, which will "magically" appear at midnight (Pacific Time) Sunday. The Inlinkz button will remain operable for two weeks. Enjoy!
If you'd like to contribute 12 words, please e-mail them to me: magicalmysticalteacher@gmail.com
THIS WEEK'S WORDS come from "300 Goats" by Naomi Shihab Nye: icy, huddle, debating, frigid, swooping, cuts, goats, town, shrugs, warm, zodiac, pressing
Words will be posted here each Wednesday.
Twelve words too many? Then visit Sunday Scribblings 2, where you will find one word to kick-start your writing.
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Whirligig 19
Welcome to Sunday's Whirligig, a place for you and your muse to find inspiration. Each Wednesday I will post 12 words with which you may create a poem, a short story, or some other piece of writing.
You may link your writing to this site beginning at midnight (Pacific Time) each Sunday. Please do NOT leave your link in the comments, but use the linking button, which will "magically" appear at midnight (Pacific Time) Sunday. The Inlinkz button will remain operable for two weeks. If you leave your link in the comments, please also be sure to come back and add the link later, using the InLinkz button. Enjoy!
If you'd like to contribute 12 words, please e-mail them to me: magicalmysticalteacher@gmail.com
THIS WEEK'S WORDS come from "Supple Cord" by Naomi Shihab Nye: separate, breath, hear, floor, asleep, bickering, signal, bed, awake, soft, cord, frayed
Words will be posted here each Wednesday.
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