‘Listuary’ Part Six

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Prompt 32: Houses

 
 
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House names

Arlington

Belvedere

Honeypot Cottage

Highbury

The Old School

Station Master’s House

Laurel House

The Pines

The Gables

97 DeBeauvoir Road

Flat 5a

Sananab

Walk the street

Write the names

Invent new ones

characters & Questions

Who lives there?

What do they do?

What stories do they tell?

What secrets do they hold?

What lives have they lived?

Who are they connected to?

What do they keep?

Are they real or imagined?

Past, present or future?

Answer the questions, or ask new ones. Do both.

What Makes a house a home?

Plants

Pets

Matching furniture

Mismatched furniture

Granny’s dresser

The hand-me-downs

The saved-for items

A hole in the carpet under the sofa

The kitchen that Dad built

The things you would never leave behind

List the items. Be general, or be specific.

Adjectives. Brand names. Use the senses.

What makes your house your home?

Where else do you feel - or have you felt - at home? Why?

Where do you - or where have you - not felt at home? What are the reasons?

As always, you can leave your lists as just that, or turn them into more. Mix the prompts, pick and choose, think of your own.


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