For this month's Teen Fiction Workshop, students joined volunteers Erin J, Micael B, and Kelly N. for a lively collaborative story writing session. They took turns reading a story called "David's Haircut" by Ken Elkes and then launched into a discussion which segued into the first writing exercise. Inspiration for the stories in the first exercise came from a bag of sundry objects, including a key, candle, rock, bobble-head turtle, sunglasses, hard boiled egg cutter (not sharp, don't worry!), and a scarf for inspiration. Laughter quickly ensued as illustrations were included with the story writing.
The final exercise was a story rotation, which is when one person starts the story with a sentence and then passes it on down the line. Everyone wound up roaring with laughter, with the store's patrons staring at us.
It was a great Sunday afternoon.
-Erin J.
> More photos and an excerpt from one of the rotation stories.
