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IWW
Practice-W Exercise Archives
Exercise: The Last Day
These exercises were written
by IWW members
and administrators to provide structured practice opportunities for its
members.
You are welcome to use them for practice as well. Please mention that
you found
them at the Internet Writers Workshop
(http://www.internetwritingworkshop.org/).
Proposed by Judson Jones
Prepared by Katherine Highcove
Posted on Sunday, April 29, 2018
Posted on Sunday, April 26, 2020
Posted on Sunday, August 6, 2023
In 400 words or less, introduce a character who believes that he/she
is the last living human being, and this particular day is his/her
last day alive.
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Your story should reveal or hint at what caused this situation. What
happened to the human race? Was it decimated by warfare or an
incredibly lethal disease? Had there been an alien invasion that
efficiently exterminated the entire human population? Or, taking an
Old Testament POV, did the Almighty decide to correct what the Garden
of Eden had started?
Explain why this person is the only one left alive, and why he/she
believes that the end is nigh. What will this person do in his/her
last twenty-hour hours? Use your imagination, and try to get creative
with this extreme scenario. Have fun.
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In your critique, tell the writer your reacted to the submission. Did
you find the story believable, farcical, or delusional? Tell the
author what you liked or disliked in their version of this exercise.
Web site created by
Rh al Nadeau and
the administrators of the Internet Writing Workshop.
Modified by Greg Gunther.
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