Assignment #1

[qtchef]

I signed up for an Expressive Writing course at George Brown.  Our first assignment is to write a short story about one of our childhood memories.  I wrote about my Dad.

MY DAD

It was summer of 1984.   Mom went to visit sister in Hong Kong for a month, leaving my Dad the responsibility of taking care of me.  Dad wasn’t the best cook.  I am an

Comments

[rolling_stone]

Very good Meg! Writing is such a cathartic, therapeutic and enjoyable experience. I used to do more of it myself years ago. I have no constructive criticism to really offer unless your writing was more about an issue or some detailed topic. I think whatever you can do to get your "creative juices" flowing is awesome and the more freely you do it, the easier it will get for you. It was a cute story and perhaps a glimpse into "little Megan :)?" Again, good work.

[qtchef]

Thanks for the corrections and encouraging words. I'll take everything in for consideration. Hope you're doing well these days. ^_^

No criticism here, either

[irieeyes]

Were there any specific directions for this assignment? Like, you had to include a topic sentence, etc?

I enjoyed reading this, especially the last part where you yelled "Fried chicken!" (I busted out laughing) This made me nostalgic for memories of me and my own father.

Re: No criticism here, either

[qtchef]

Nope. This was an expressive writing course I'm taking... very Prose writing. Glad you liked it. ^_^ I'm sure you have tons of fond memories ofy our pops as well. I saw your post. Good luck with the info search! ^_^

[irieeyes]

Thanks, girl. :)