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CTS CTS

Ciabattino Cobbler

Tradita Betrayed

Spavento Scare

Trota Trout

Sistemandomi Settling

Arrivo Arrival

Andarsene Leaving  

imballando Packing  

Fortunata! Lucky!

Biglietto Ticket

Accidenti! Damn!

No No

Badante Caregiver  

Incertezze Uncertainties

Aspettando Waiting

Triste Sad

pillow chimney boon prince cook corner nervous length purpose verandah Once upon a time there was a prince who had...

Riesumazione Exhumation

Liberazione Release

This exercise in in italian only. It consist on the repetition of the same letter in all the script’s words....

the exercise was written first in Italian, as usual. Therefore the number of words of the English version decided doesn’t...

Angoscia Anguish

Writing is fun Writing is challenging Writing is sweat and strawberries Writing is exploring the parts of me that would...

Ispirazioni Inspirations

Italian version only, since it’s not translatable in the right way Nina, insonne e incantata, andava innanzi, camminando lentamente nella...

RANDOM WORDS: Nervous Linear Consultation Ignite Delicate   ENGLISH VERSION Vincent Miller was never nervous. His reasoning was much appreciated...

Uffa! damn!

Economizzare Save

Description of an object using the five senses of sight, touch, hearing, taste, and smell. The water in my blue-bottomed...

Procedendo Proceeding

Ansia Anxiety

Pulizie Cleanings

troppo too much

Risettare Reset

Stop

I once knew a man who, to solve his problems, went to sleep. He lay down on his bed, closed...

Request Richiesta

I enjoy writing everyday. Even when I’m not in the right mood. Even when I don’t have time. That’s why...

piove It’s raining

The obsessive roar of the neighbors’ washing machine reverberates in my right ear, the one closest to the window. It...

Proseguire To get on with

This is an exercise I took from the book the Right to Wright by Giulia Cameron. As usual, she invites...

Understanding Comprensione

Pour down, rain, pour down! Come down abundantly! And take away all the anxieties, worries, pains. Cleanse us from the...

Flusso Flow

“In his memoirs, Stefan Zweig describes an event in the spring of 1914, when not many people thought that war...

Focalizzata Focused  

Diwali Diwali

First of all, I am not a professional writer. Nor do I want to pass myself off as one. I...

Short ecological story. A chameleon was happily sitting on a tree branch high up. The first passerby arrives and notices...

Scappa! Run!

Pianificando Planning

Mandata Sent

Prolifica Prolific

Riposo Rest  

chuckling private temples Germans shuffled absently copies vaguely radiology interior The Germans, once they reached the temples, could be heard...

Affaccendata Occupied

Oltrepassato Overstepped

I was doing a study on what tabloids are and how they are realised, and I couldn’t help but notice...

If the Empress were to come out to denote the internal and external qualities of a male character, it would...

Finalmente! Finally!

When I saw this photo, I couldn’t help but think of Trump’s blunder during the confrontation with Kamala Harris. “They...

“It is impossible,” said Pride. “It is risky,” said Experience. “It is hopeless,” cut in Reason. “Try,” whispered the Heart....

Evviva! Yay!

Riorganizzandomi Reorganising    

Nuova New

to expect Klipspringer cynical sunshine whisperead house grieving ferocious whereupon absolutely Kripspringer was expected to leave the house ingrieving for...

Adempimenti Compliances

Otto Eight

Sovraccaricata Overloaded

This is a short script freely inspired by 5 tarot keywords and it is meant to be a free writing...

Abbastanza Enough

Liberazione Liberation

Inutile Useless

Hello Bibi, today  I have some friends coming at lunch. We will eat in the garden so please don’t lie...

Fuoriuscita Discharge

Proviamoci! Let’s try it!

Mannaggia Darnit

Dissento! I dissent!

This happened to me. Some time ago, not too long ago, a group of people still unknown to me used...

What do I want to write about? There are so many things that still want to pour out on paper....

Writers are verbose writers are sagacious writers are those who possess profound truths about life writers are the investigators of...

Completamenti Closings

Kaliyah is a student of mine. She stares at the table, she would like to say something but she is...

Frenetica Hectic

Ricomincio I resume

Previously, the Atlantic Ocean was central to global political and economic interests. Now attention is shifting to the Pacific Ocean....

“There are moments when everything seems to stop… They are spaces of rest in which the soul is restored the...

An old lady once told me: There are spirits who feel they have something in common with us and try...

Dear friend who still does not dare to dive into the deep ocean of your innate creativity, these words are...

The legend tells of a group of little girls who had gone to gather herbs for their grandmothers, as often...

A week after the first page of the diary, I still haven’t done any descriptions. I wanted to identify the...

Nothing manages to perplex me more than my bathroom cabinet. The half-open door is like a window onto a very...

Having done some exercises on the description, I have to surrender to the fact that this is my weakest, indeed...

I sit in the restaurant on the way to Auroville and while I wait for the waiter, I contemplate the...

4. I have to go away… 4. I haven’t had breakfast… 6. I have to take the bike and drive....

This is a writing exercise I’ve just made up. It’s a free writing game to put on paper all the...

To do this writing exercise you just have to set your alarm with 1 minute and jump in the writing...

Gabriella when she was little She thought that other people didn’t like her. But she didn’t even think that other...

he Diving In writing exercise is done by first choosing a word that has multiple meanings. Then you write following...

This is a word chain exercise taken by an Italian internet site. The game is to write down random word...

This short story is the result of the 5 words exercise. Noun 1: Leaf Noun 2: Garlic Verb 1: To...

“I think there are two types of writers, the architects and the gardeners. The architects plan everything ahead of time,...