leaving the safe harbor

April 1st, 2006 by Michelle

“If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.” ~ Thomas Aquinas

The exercise: Write a story in which your main character gets his ship out of port.

Posted in Ephemera, Writing Exercises

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Sans Serif began as a literary blog in September of 2005. Over time it has evolved into a more eclectic venture, with posts on books, politics, current events, literary happenings in the San Francisco Bay Area, publishing news, the writing life, and writing exercises. This blog is written by Michelle Richmond, author of four books of fiction: The Year of Fog, Dream of the Blue Room, The Girl in the Fall-Away Dress, and No One You Know (forthcoming, 2008).

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