Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Writing exercise: emotion restrained vs. freely expressed

Frustration, restrained
Jackie Turner sat in her home office, cell phone pressed to her ear, wondering if she had heard her new client correctly.

"Mr. Anderson, are you sure you want to go with that color scheme in the entire apartment? What about adding a little variety?"

She gritted her teeth as she listened to his response. "Yes, of course it's your decision, sir. I just thought--" She listened again as he interrupted her, more insistent than before.

As the client continued to share his vision, Jackie wiped her hand across her face, wanting to erase all the tension.


Frustration, freely expressed

Pacing the small kitchen of her apartment, Jackie rubbed the back of her neck absentmindedly as she muttered to herself. "Of all the ridiculous ideas! How am I supposed to work with this moron?"

"What's wrong, Jax?" her roommate, Chloe, asked as she entered the room.

Jackie sighed heavily. "New client--he wants me to decorate his new condo totally in zebra stripes. The walls, the carpet, the furniture--everything!"

Chloe chuckled before responding. "Sounds, umm, shall we say---interesting?"

Jackie groaned and sat down, her hands held against the sides of her head. "Yes, let's say that. Interesting sounds so much better than what I'm thinking."


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