Object Writing

My goal for this week is to get up no later than 9 am and do Object Writing for 10 minutes, Monday - Friday. The idea is to pick an object and write about it, staying as sensebound as possible, for 10 minutes and 10 minutes only. Set a timer and STOP no matter what when it goes off. Since I seem to hold myself accountable to blog goals, I thought I'd post them here.


Chopstick

I slid the blonde wooden sticks out of the paper sleeve and cracked them apart. The sweet smell of ginger and coconut wafted up to my nose from the steaming bowl of noodles and my mouth started to water. I firmly held one chopstick under my thumb and the other like a pencil, like the little line drawings on the wrapper illustrated. According to the directions I should now be able to “pick up anything”. I dove into the bowl, attempting to spear a head of broccoli drenched in curry sauce. I lifted my hand but the triumph was short-lived as the tiny tree tumbled back onto the mountain of noodles. My waiting mouth remained open in surprise, how could the hand be so cruel? Undeterred, I aimed for a slice of zucchini, thinking maybe the flat shape would be easier grasp between the two tiny sticks. As I pinched them tighter, the green and white disc slid out and landed next to the broccoli. My mouth screwed shut in impatient frustration.