In yesterday's post, I wrote about the creative writing notebook I kept during high school, college, and thereafter. On rare occasions, when one of my unfinished sentences elicited a lot of interesting or amusing responses, I would repeat it. In the early '90s, I did that with this sentence and elicited these responses:
The second spontaneous thought in my mind right now is...
..."I live my life according to too many rules." (Roberta M.)
..."Why do all gumball machines have acorns printed on the little metal flap where the gum comes out?" (Cathy N.)
..."Should I?" (Jenni S.)
...to find a couple of male acquaintances and choreograph a rip-roaring tap dance to perform in a street somewhere. (Becky B.)
..."God, Becky B. has clean fantasies!" (Miranda G.)
..."I can't use that. That's my first spontaneous thought." (Dan L.)
..."Feel life!" (Tony C.)
..."I'm very chronically happy for no reason." (Lisa M.)
..."My social circle is a vicious one, too." (Bob D.)
