I finished my Story A Day in May project.
One of the prompts I followed was to write a story where each sentence starts with a letter of the alphabet in order. So the first sentence begins with A, and the second sentence begins with B, all the way to Z. This is called an abecedarian.
If you have never done this, I highly recommend that you do. It is a lot of fun. I run the alphabet down the side of the page before I start writing. Then I know what letter I have to start with for that sentence.
I have no idea where today’s idea came from. I think I wrote the first line, and the rest unfolded. This project is easy to start but gets harder the further you go. X and Z are quite challenging.
There are no rules to your prose, except for the alphabet order. I made a rule for myself that each line had to be its own sentence. Otherwise, it was too easy. My story is a bit of nonsense, which is probably why I loved writing it. I hope you like reading it. Notice the letter starting each sentence.
Grandpa’s Liver and Onions
Anna wanted pizza.
Brent wanted tacos.
Callie wanted rice and beans.
Doug wanted quiche.
Everyone wanted something different.
Forget it; no one could agree.
Grandpa declared he was the cook.
He would decide what to make.
In a twist, he didn’t pick one of his grandkid’s choices.
Jamming to some music, he turned the oven on.
Kissing each of the kids on the forehead, Grandpa showed them the recipe.
LIVER AND ONIONS!
Mom would never make them this!
None of the grandchildren would enter the kitchen.
Oh, how Grandpa laughed.
Pizza and tacos are good.
Quiche is hard to make.
Rice and beans take a lot of time.
So, let’s eat this instead.
The kids continued to complain and complain.
Until Grandpa brought out a covered pan.
Various distinct smells had the grandchildren rushing over.
Whatever was in that pan wasn’t liver and onions.
X-ray glasses were not needed to know what Grandpa had made.
Yes, we’ll try this dish!
Zillions of Grandpa’s chocolate chip cookies wouldn’t be enough.