project 1 ideas

Self-inventory: Recreate an incident from your life and provide a narrative, then transform it.


idea 1 - bee paranoia
- stung by yellow jacket 8-10 times up my back at a young age
- later believed there was a bee at the foot of my bed which would not leave; couldn't tell if it was real or a dream
- still occasionally have short nightmares of bees being under my sheets, and i'll wake up with a quick jolt

idea 2 - mom and religion
- document conversation had with my mother concerning religion and her overreactions to my being agnostic

idea 3 - grass fire
- section of our yard caught on fire a long time ago around christmas because we lined the driveway with sand-filled candle bags
-black patch remained for a long time

idea 4 - tooth fairy
- older brother and i caught the tooth fairy/our mom once by setting a trap

idea 5 - accused of being racist
- involved summer school and a bottle of liquid paper

idea 6 - jolly rancher sickness
- threw up once on a camping trip from eating a whole package of watermelon flavored jolly ranchers followed by ramen noodles for dinner

idea 7 - caught "stealing"
- as a child i found a piece of candy on a department store floor and pocketed it
- the store alarm went off as my mother and i were leaving
- i stopped and looked guilty; when questioned, i confessed to stealing an m&m off the floor. later i realized that a real thief must have gotten away that day

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