BRW: Behind the Blind 3

I’ve written many of my short stories this year based on prompts. I’m beginning to like it that way. It’s as if I’m building upon a structure, however fragile.

In high school I had a painting class. The instructor encouraged us to start by filling the canvas with random color—not painting a shape or a figure or anything recognizable. The idea was to not be intimidated by the empty white space and have something to work with instead, even if it’s only random colors. 

The same principle may apply to writing with prompts. By starting with a word or phrase and letting a story grow from it, for me at least, it’s better than creating something from nothing, so to speak.

Making the prompts fit into a story is another matter.

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Mouse Trap Has Become a Life-Sized Attraction

Why would someone build a life-sized version of the well-known board game? To teach.

by Rich Watson 

Mouse Trap was one of my favorite board games for the process of creating the three-dimensional contraption while playing and watching it work. It’s a unique function of this clever game that continues to entertain.

So when I discovered there was a life-sized version that travels around the country, I had to learn about it.

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Scrabble Was Developed in a Church Basement in Queens

The world-famous word game began in this Queens church.

by Rich Watson 

For years, Scrabble has challenged millions of players with expansive vocabularies. Knowing not only what words to play, but where to play them is key to winning this mentally stimulating board game enjoyed worldwide.

It’s hard to believe it began in a church basement in Queens.

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