Writing Workshop - 5/30 - Journalism Classroom - Tuesday Morning

[mycanonhatesme]

Chloe was grinning as everyone came into the classroom, looking as though she'd had a very good weekend.

"Hey everyone! Welcome back. I'm glad to see you all survived the first week, and decided to come back." She may have given Cameron and Janet a special smile there. "So, last week we talked about writing biographies. This week, we're going to be flipping a bit and talking about obituaries. Sadly, everyone has to die someday - at least, they do where I come from."

"What I want you to do today is write an obituary, either for yourself, or for someone else." Chloe smirked. "Feel free to write about someone who you wish was dead, because I certainly won't hold that against you."

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Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[threeweapons.livejournal.com]

Alanna blinked at Charlie and manage a weak smile while trying to get the annoying blush to subside. "You make me sound sane. And yeah, I know there could be worse Fathers than mine. The head knows. The heart...is a little lagging sometimes. And Bitterwoman freaks me out. Oh! Maybe someone from Misguided." She squinted at Charlie, her eyes still a little watery. "What about you? You were still looking for someone to write about."

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

"I could write an obituary for the zombies from Zombie Weekend." He was really grasping at straws. "Or Church. He was Sheriff Tex's boyfriend's ghost who possessed me last semester. Or an obituary for rock and roll. It's just not the same these days."

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[threeweapons.livejournal.com]

"If I can cast a vote in that, I'd say the zombies. Or the snow monsters." Alanna paused. "Possibly what little sanity we had when we got here." Another pause. "Sheriff Tex didn't kill you?"

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

He grinned. "Tex liiiikes me. I brought her muffins."

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[threeweapons.livejournal.com]

Alanna looked at Charlie as if he grew a second head. "We are talking about the same Tex here, right? Was Mayor for a little bit and then became Sheriff?"

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

"Yup. Big, scary teddy bear Tex. Only don't tell her I called her a teddy bear or she'll rip my spine from my body and use it as a toothpick. I have a thing about teasing women who could easily beat me up."

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[threeweapons.livejournal.com]

"Don't worry, your secret is safe with me." Alanna reasured him. "It's not like I voluntarilly go out and talk to her. And I just have a death wish, according to my friends."

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

"There's a death wish and then there's a Tex-death-wish. I think have the Tex-death-wish, but not the regular one, because I like being alive." He fiddled with the paper in front of him. "So do you have a death wish or are your friends just saying that?"

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[threeweapons.livejournal.com]

Alanna frowned and considerd the question. "I don't think I have a death wish. I rather like being alive as well. I just have a tendency to put my safety somewhere close to last on my priority list."

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

Charlie grinned. "Some habits are hard to kick. That's gotta be one of the hardest."

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[threeweapons.livejournal.com]

Alanna smiled. "It's more of a personality trait."

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

"Not such a bad one to have. Bet it helps when you're doing the knight-training thing."

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[threeweapons.livejournal.com]

"Helps me get a reputation, you mean." But Alanna was smiling.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

He grinned. "Hey, whatever works. Reputations can be pretty good for business."

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[threeweapons.livejournal.com]

"Don't remind me. Did you know there's not a lot of red-heads with purple eyes around?" Alanna blinked innocently.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

"You sure? I coulda sworn I found a mail-order catalogue just for red heads with purple eyes. Not that I'd own such a catalogue, or that I'd demean women in any way and yeah, I'm digging myself into the ground on this one. It sounded funnier in my head," he grinned sheepishly.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[threeweapons.livejournal.com]

Alanna patted Charlie on the arm. "There, there."