Creative Humor Writing — The Love Contest
It’s time for our July humor writing feature…The LOVE Contest.
A creative writing exercise just for the fun of it.
Tell us what you love about someone.
I love…that my husband treats me like a queen, but doesn’t crown me when we disagree.
I love…that my kids can misbehave and still make me smile.
I love…that the President has a term limit.
I love…that my grandmother knows someone who was seriously injured performing any activity which I’m currently doing.
I love…that the other people in the gym don’t watch me while I’m exercising, because they’re too busy watching themselves in the mirror.
These will be observations:
- about people and pets (not about things or inanimate objects).
- which are often true. (Let me tell you about my grandmother.)
- which are sometimes tongue-in-cheek humor.
- which are sometimes exaggerated.
- which sometimes point to the inconsistencies and imbalances of life.
- which sometimes play with the language.
- which include your own twist and take on life.
- which make YOU smile.
To enter the contest:
1. Put on your thinking cap. Jot down some initial lines.
2. Ideally, find a humor buddy to help you sharpen your ideas.
3. Sleep on it (the ideas, not your buddy).
4. Select your best lines and send them to HumorPowerTips@aol.com.
5. We need your entries not later than July 15.
6. We’ll post the results by the end of the month.
7. The winners will receive a look of amazement when they tell their friends.