Read Patrick Madden's essay, "The Infinite Suggestiveness of Common Things". This essay can be found on our class webpage under SLCC documents. The excerpt comes from his book of nonfiction entitled Quotidiana.

After reading , respond to the prompts below in a thoughtful and well written response. Be sure to put your name and period in the title.

Assignment: In a paragraph (about 200 words) respond to either the author (what do you find interesting about his take on essays), or write a response on how you personally view his perspective. Refer to specific parts (passages or quotations) of the essay as you reflect and respond. or write a reflection as the post/article relates to you personally.

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Savannah Angle, 1st


Making your thoughts and feelings visible on a page of paper, for others to see and make judgments about, is a vulnerable and scary experience.  When Peck said, “Words and writing are one way that we tap into our soul and ideas…” I thought this was totally true for anyone that writes something that they care about.  Through the writing process, the words on the page become a piece of them.  I have found this true for myself while free writing and drafting my memoir.  Sometimes I don’t even know what I’m thinking until I can see what I’m thinking in actual words.  I also thought Peck’s concern and honest love for all of the new, struggling writers in the world was refreshing, and something that you don’t see every day on the internet.
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  1. UnknownFebruary 20, 2014 at 9:34 PM

    It's so true. Most of the time we don't understand what we are thinking until we write it. I liked her article too and how she was so concerned with all of us new writers.

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