Writing Exercise for the Holidays

And guests who came along to our last Drop-in Writers' Day asked for some writing exercises to keep them going over the holidays - Great idea. So here is the first one:

Write down 3 - 5 favourite words and then use them all in a short story or poem. If you don't have favourite word or can't think of one, feel free to borrow mine. It is going one crazy story though.

My current favourite words are:

exquisite

Christmas

raison d'etre

smock

scrimmage

So that's the challenge - what kind of poem or short story can you create using your favourite words? It is also a great idea to keep a list of your favourite words. Try it during 2012 and see how your favourites change. Why do you like them? Do you use them everyday? Do you like the look of them, or the sound of them and have fun!