Three Words.
October 24, 2007 by Kelly Phillips Erb
Filed under Parenting
That’s all.
Since NaNoWriMo is creeping upon us, I thought I’d get us started with a fun writing game! We’re going to write a story – three words at a time.
So the rules are simple. Three words at a time. Nothing vulgar (don’t make me delete you and mess up the story!). Keep it kid-oriented. You have to write in English. And, um, that’s it except… have fun!
I’ll start:
An old lady















Went on vacation!
to see her
old friend, who
had just been
to the store.
Surprised by this,
she asked “Why
would you get
two unripe bananas
when you needed
three ripe pears?
Lolly, the old
orange bear, was
sitting in the
rocking chair holding
a wee goblin.
Goblins are expected
to be cranky
at this time
of day. Especially
on Halloween night
because they have
lots of scaring
and spooking to
do. Nonetheless, I
still don’t understand
why the bear
had so much
to do when