Reading and Writing Prompt for Thursday, 10/15

Take-Home Writing Exercise – due 10/15
The Unstable Self (adapted from The 3 a.m. Epiphany by Brian Kiteley)

Write a story that alternates between the I and the he or she (or the name of the narrator), making sure you don’t confuse the reader with the switches. In other words, the story is told from one person’s point of view, yet alternates first person narration with third (or second) person.

Consider different ways of indicating instability or division: journal entries, letters, voices (in italics), commands or out-of-body perspectives. (500 words)

For one example of how to use this technique, read the story “Electric Feel” by Bre Kidman, published in Newport Review magazine:

http://newportreview.org/?new-voices/bkidman.html