C. M. MAYO
Author of The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire, etc.

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GIANT GOLDEN BUDDHA
& 364 MORE 5 MINUTE WRITING EXERCISES
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2/14 "Saint Valentine's Day Massacre"

2/19 "The Unwanted Gift"

2/20 "Zizi and Zulie"

2/25 "The Ironic Fortune Cookie"


3/3 "The Piano Tuner"

3/7 "Montage"

3/20 "Quilt & Quotient, Etc."

3/28 "Image Patterning, Starting with Jell-O"

3/30 "Improbable Rescue"


4/3 "George's Movie Plot"

4/6 "Trouble Sleeping"

4/22 "Who Went to McDonald's?"

4/30 "Fred's Phone Call"


5/5 "Five Ingredients"

5/7 "Elmer's Tooth Fairy"

5/11 "Cracked"

5/12 "Dry Leaves and Humbug"

5/14 "Barrel, Mirror, Telephone"

5/24 "Chocolate Cake"

5/29 "Accidents"


6/5 "How Did They End Up Bankrupt?"

6/9 "Suitcase From the Attic"

6/12 "Tina Tries to Help"

6/21 "Ending"

6/30 "Brenda & Arnold"


7/31 "Lifeguard Axes Oak Tree"

9/16 "Herbert's Credit Card Tragedy"

9/26 "Gerbil in the Attic"

10/2 "Wilting Poinsettia, Etc."

10/8 "First Job"

10/15 "Spooky (?) Story"

10/21 "Dog Wants Bone"

10/25 "Small Emotional Moment"

11/7 "Create A Conflict"

11/24 "Moo-moo Stuffing"


12/5 "Aesop's Fable Permutation"

12/10 "U-Turn"

12/20 "Animal Communicator"

12/21 "Octopus Merengue"

12/29 "Jason's Jillian: Complications"

12/31 "Total Transformation"
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