Exercise Two; Am I Saramago: Write a paragraph of narrative with NO punctuation (and no paragraphs or other breaking devices).
Staring down at the smoldering
wreckage hissing in the intersection he tried to think of what to say but
nothing came to mind thoughts raced by faster than the cars slowly passing the
dented smoking mess of his father’s car crossing his heavy arms across his
chest the streetlights casting unnatural shadows followed by the red flashing
lights of the cop car barreling towards them he watched as the cops parked
putting out flares and putting each of the accident participants in the back
seats of their car in turns all he could think is what would his father do when
he found out the scenarios played out in his mind from the absurd mundane with everything
in between his mind wondered what was happening next numbly he handed his
insurance cards as the cop scribbled in a pad his eyes going to his friends on
the side of the road watching with glazed abject horror at the scene the smell
of burning radiator fluid would stay with him for the rest of his life the cop
asked if there was somewhere he wanted to go and the image of his father’s
contorted fury he answered Madagascar
Now, the plan is to review this piece in a week and punctuate it. Feel free to give it a shot yourself if you are so inclined. Enjoy.
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