Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Project 5

I have absolutely no idea what I am going to do, or how I am going to do it. Probably nothing that takes collaboration because most people do not want to be bothered with even writing a few sentences.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

metatext project 4

For project 4 I began a narrative and emailed people in my address list to please add to the story. Some could not follow directions, and several more did not bother to reply. Overall I think the project turned our o.k., but I would have liked to have seen many more people reply. I think the story could have gotten really interesting had many more people gotten involved. I tried to begin the narrative by being pretty general, so others could be creative and take it where they wanted to go. I didn't want them to feel like I was leading them in any certain direction to write. I wanted them to be as creative as possible.

Monday, November 3, 2008

Project 4

The air was crisp and cold that night, and my nose tingled each time the air entered. Each breath was recorded with a faint fog, and the leaves announced our presence in the woods to whomever or whatever might be lurking in the darkness around us. No matter how lightly we tried to step onto the ground we could be heard crunching through the night. The moon was in its cycle of hiding, making everything a dangerous obstacle. The screams that lingered behind us forced us to push on. Soon lights appeared in the night sky....