Story Cubes Writing Challenge Number 1
Story Cubes Writing Challenge Number 1 May 11, 2019 This series is a collection of writing exercises that I started using to get back into doing some creative work. The rules are: roll the story cubes, arrange them in a random order, then use each cube in order to tell a quick story that can be written in 20 minutes or less. Cube images can be used literally or interpretatively. The highlighted words indicate where I used a cube. Stories will be generally kid-friendly because my 8-year-old loves reading them. An arrow flew from the hunter's bow with a whizzing sound, not unlike an old zipper. The arrow was not made very well, having been constructed from whatever he could find in the woods. Delvin, the hunter, was hungry and could not afford to let poorly-made arrows prevent him from eating today. The arrow missed, almost as if to spite his urgency. The rabbit jumped and scampered down the hill and to the left. Delvin dashed after the arrow. It was his only one. He...