C. M. MAYO
Author of The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire, etc.

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GIANT GOLDEN BUDDHA
& 364 MORE 5 MINUTE WRITING EXERCISES

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1/3 "Passive Aggressive Grocery Shopping"

1/6 "Pjugsarkjan Breakfast"

1/7 "Nag Nag Nag"

1/18 "God no"

1/22 "Magical Furniture"

2/1 "Giant Golden Buddha"

2/9 "Lulu and Sandra Make Salad"

2/10 "Larry and Saul Bake a Cake"

2/11 "Grandpa Is Backing Out..."

2/13 "Message for a Stranger on February 14th"

2/15 "Shelly's Scene Objective"

2/23 "Hank and Helen: The Beachfront Condo"

2/28 "So Terrible. So Awful."

3/5 "A Little Scene"

3/25 "Karl's Scene Objective (Charlie's House)"

4/29 "Pam's Scene Objective (Edward's Porch)"

5/9 "Cliche Conversation"

5/13 "Jacket Lust"

5/17 "With the Wedding Planner"

5/30 "Doris & Ted"

6/8 "Salesmen Arguing About Yellow Donuts"

6/25 "Sprinkle in ze French"

7/3 "She Was Telling the Truth"

7/15 "Saying No and Not Saying No: Part I"

7/16 "Saying No and Not Saying No: Part II"

7/19 "Dialogue with Body Language: 3 Scenes"

7/27 "Echoing in Dialogue"

8/4 "When in Rome"

8/11 "Control Freak, the Liar & the Narcissist"

8/17 "In a House the Size of a Closet That's Big Enough"

8/26 "Ben & Ned in the Gas Station"

9/1 "##&%#@*!!!"

9/12 "Wedding Dress Dialogue"

9/13 "I'm Sorry"

9/14 "What Happened to the Homework"

9/27 "The Italian Restaurant"

10/19 "Nun of the Above"

10/29 "Good Cat, Bad Cat"

11/7 "Create A Conflict"

12/13 "Capturing the Sound & Shape of a Conversation"

12/15 "Worm in the Salad"

12/23 "The Flamingo Lady"
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