Join me in a Playful Post: Give and Receive

I want some playful volunteers to create a community post on giving and receiving one sentence at a time.

• Do you want to receive and give in writing?
• Join me in a playful post that will begin next Monday December 10th.
• If I get early volunteers we might start sooner but I will be out of town from Thursday to Sunday.

• It will be a synthesis of improvisation built upon giving and receiving. I will write the first line of the post then we will take turns one at a time adding a sentence.You can let me know you will play along by sending me an email: dzinger@shaw.ca

• I will gather email addresses and we will have the post make the rounds a few times. Everyone will be cc’d on the post but we will follow an order for the creation of the post.

• The first line will be: I receive what I give.

• Then the next person will add only one more sentence building upon this and pass it on.We receive someone else’s writing and give our contribution for the next person to receive. Anyone who joins in will be sent the post in order and be asked to add a line then pass the post on.

Our  guidelines will be:

• Build upon what is offered by others.
• You can only add one sentence.
• Give the best you can.
• Make previous contribution look good.
• Avoid any negation of what was already said
• Have fun
• Let’s see what we can do.
• All contributors will be acknowledged as authors of the post.

We will work on it for a few days (I would like about 30 sentences if possible) and then post it here. I think this will be a playful experiment where we write about giving and receiving while actually giving and receiving.Come join me...this won't be a life sentence...just each of us collaborating one sentence at a time.

• Photo Credit: Fill in the blank by http://flickr.com/photos/cdm/51747860/

• Join in by dropping me a quick note: dzinger@shaw.ca.

Comments

[Rosa Say]

David this is such a fabulous idea! I love your creativity AND especially your championing our JJL community this way. Mahalo nui for your inspiration and giving.

[David Zinger]

Okay we have a two person improvisational post, let's get some more courage to engage in something playful and different.

[Joanna Young]

How could I resist a writing challenge? Count me in!

Joanna

[Dean Boyer]

I'm in David - thanks!

[David Zinger]

Wow,
6 participants already have said they are willing to write not even knowing what lines they will build upon.
With this big of a response we will start tomorrow and I will track down a computer on the weekend when I am away.
David

[tim]

Please include me in this. It sounds like a great idea.