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.

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Ian R, Period 7

It usually is the most insignificant experiences that make for the most interesting things to write about. Naturally when one writes in a journal it may not seem to be the best story in the world when you look at it to begin with, walking to the store and finding a nickel on the side of the road right as you realize you might not have enough to cover the tax is one of those stories that might not seem too significant now but in twenty years could mean something completely different. same with every moment of time you spend interacting with other people, or in some way having any sort of effect on anything that has ever interacted with a person.  By this I mean that every moment can be written and, given enough time and effort, you can effectively make a story that is definitely worth reading.

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