The headstone of General Thomas Gilbert, a widowed father of 7 who had familial ties to Emily Dickinson, was found under 18 inches of dirt in Emily Dickinson’s front yard during renovations on Monday (yep, that was Halloween). No one can figure out what it was doing there.

The Exercise:
Write about an inexplicable find.

Susan at Reading Writing Living mentioned that she was using yesterday’s sans serif writing exercise for her National Novel Writing Month entry. Which gave me an idea: during the rest of the month, I’ll be regularly posting writing exercises specifically geared toward National Novel Writing Month. So, get your NaNoMo writing exercises here!