QuickWrite of the Day #11: If these walls could talk…

"Writing can be used as a vehicle to express ourselves as we negotiate the journey through our lives” (Gallagher, 2011: p. 24)

Today’s QuickWrite of the Day:

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In her poem ‘nothing here needs fixing’, Maxine Beneba Clarke writes:

“If these walls could talk/they’d stand tall

and say there have been dark nights

and even darker days

but only tenderness was ever spoken”

What would the walls in your house say if they could talk? What sights, sounds, dialogue, impressions and feelings would they observe on a typical day in your house at the moment?

Make a list first, then use this list as inspiration for some writing. You can adopt any voice you like - a David Attenborough-style ‘documentary’ voice, the voice of a loving family member or a frustrated, comical voice - there are so many possibilities here!

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Happy writing!