After our visit this morning to the Oak Hill Cemetery, pick one of the following prompts to write about:
...Use the cemetery as the setting for a scene in which something upbeat happens. Neighborhood kids might use it as a kind of mysterious playground, or a young couple might get engaged there. Use your imagination. Try to write about the sensory details of the place in a way that emphasizes the positive mood of the events.
...Write a scene in which the cemetery caretaker arrives for work early in the morning. Try to show how much (s)he loves the place.
...Write a scene from the voice and perspective of one of the old trees on the cemetery grounds.
Remember: it's impossible to separate Setting from Details and Character. These three elements of fiction work very closely together in all successful stories.
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