Prompt: The Magic of Working a Repeated Phrase
A prompt modelled from the story "Johnny Owl" by Frankie McMillan
Read the amazing “Johnny Owl” by flash master, Frankie McMillan (you can read more about Frankie here).
Now, write a story in which a word (or phrase) is repeated at least 6 times. Additionally, see if you can begin each new paragraph with the same letter. Let the sound of the repeated words create a rush of forward momentum.
In Johnny Owl, McMillan rep…
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