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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1/9 "Letter of Complaint"

1/12 "In the Closet: Questions & Commands"

1/25 "Permutation"

1/27 "Flying a Kite"

2/6 "Gob!bledyghuk"

2/12 "Popul Vuh: Seven Random Bits"

3/9 "Rollercoaster Ride"

3/15 "Napo Says"

3/23 "Permutation / Diary"

3/27 "Euphemisms"

4/1 "More-Organic-Than-Thou & Etc."

4/2 "Heaven and Sky"

4/5 "Little Dog (or Cat) Name Poem"

4/16 "Language Overlay: Music"

5/1 "May Day: Make It Rhyme on a Dime"

5/6 "Five Words"

6/18 "Human Body Action Verbs"

6/27 "Only the Top Ten Nouns"

6/13 "And the Perfect Afternoon"

7/20 "D Verbs"

7/21 "P Words"

8/18 "Ch-ch-ch"

8/20 "Permutation Exercise"

8/21 "Another Permutation Exercise"

8/22 "Yet Another Permutation Exercise"

8/27 "Language Overlay: Pirates"

10/12 "S + 7"

10/26 "Holiday Shopping Advice"

11/10 "Random 2 + 10 Persuasion"

11/21 "Manic / Depressive: Eating a Bag of Potato Chips"

11/30 "Funny Expressions"

12/4 "Five Random Words"

12/2 "Mapping"

12/12 "Formal and Informal Twinkie Purchase"

12/14 "Aliteration"

12/17 "'L' Words"

12/30 "Blogalicious"
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