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Ascriber / Writers Eyes Workshop - 7.
'Lights'
Imagine a light. It may be a torch coming towards you, a chink of light coming though closed curtains or perhaps the moon shining behind a cloudy sky. Watch how a candle flickers and the flickering shadows it creates. How the different types of street lights cast colours across the roads, broken by car headlights (or brake, rear or indicator).
Children hold torches under their chins and try to frighten themselves by looking in a mirror or jump out on their parents or peers. A streak of light across the night sky, we are taught from an early age to wish upon a falling star (though I must confess I haven't a clue why).
Then there is the more serious side, how do artificial lights affect our environment? Is plant or animal life affected in the areas that no longer go dark? I'm sure you can think of many more examples.
Prose:
Story writers - Write a complete short story concerning lights or a light of around 2500 words.
Articles - Write an article on lights, lighting or the affects of. This should be no more than 1500 words.
Poetry - Any style in no more than 50 lines. The theme must be a light, or lights.
Submissions are from:
Click here for 'The Abductors' by Steve Britain (Short Story)
Click here for 'A Trick of the Light' by Janis M. Robertson (Short Story)
Click here for 'Betrayal' by John Williams (Short Story)
Click here for 'Afternoon Light' by Stig Geiger (Poetry)
Click here for 'Shine your Torch' by Anna Brown (Poetry)