A Collaborative Write …

A band of unsuspecting Quinnipiac University graduate students popped into my Zoom classroom six weeks ago. As we enter the seventh (and last) week of a compressed online semester, they’re furiously revising several different writing assignments. ‘Furiously’ is my adverb; they may disagree.

I am inviting them to add a sentence, or more, to this collaborative narrative. While it won’t impact their grade, it may highlight their diverse views on writing as a discipline. It should be fun, not painful.

So, here we go with a simple prompt: Writing is …