This American Life challenge
If you don’t listen to This American Life on 89.5, you should. And, beyond its great storytelling, I’ll give you another reason to listen: A writing
challenge.
The Challenge: Listen to this week’s This America Life and then write a poem, flash fiction story (less than 500 words) or piece of 2D art (sketch, pen & ink, illustration or photograph). Send what you create to post@ghentreader.posterous.com. Include your name, location (this challenge is open to people from all over) and tell me which American Life episode is the inspiration. I will collect all the works from a given episode and post the in one entry.
FROM the This American Life Update, November 4, 2009
This Weekend, 11/6-11/8:
“Bait and Switch.” Stories about people who take the bait, and those who place it. Including the story of man tries to investigate a neighborhood crime and ends up in jail himself. And the story of the pitfalls of luring customers to a make-believe pizza delivery place.