These are the exercises that have been posted to date to the Practice-W list.

You can also view the exercises by topic.

This week's exercise
Exercises by year:	2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 Oldest
Week of:	Exercise:
May 13, 2012	Jumping to Conclusions
May 6, 2012	Something Completely Different
April 29, 2012	Creative Non-Fiction
April 22, 2012	The Sky is Falling
April 15, 2012	Life Throws a Curve
April 8, 2012	Money is the motive.
April 1, 2012	Sound Off! (v.3)
March 25, 2012	Creative Anachronism
March 18, 2012	Generation Gap
March 11, 2012	Villians Make The Story (v.2)
March 4, 2012	Alien Encounter
February 26, 2012	Solitary Journey
February 19, 2012	Post Cards - Wish You Were Here
February 12, 2012	Ultimatums
February 5, 2012	Imitation (v.2)
January 29, 2012	Cowards Among Us
January 22, 2012	Message From The Void
January 15, 2012	Demons Within (v. 2)
January 8, 2012	Believe Me
January 1, 2012	The Shadow Knows
Back to top
December 25, 2011	This Little Light of Mine
December 18, 2011	Insert Humor Here
December 11, 2011	The Other Side of the Story (Version 2)
December 4, 2011	On The Road (Version 2)
November 27, 2011	Caught in the Act
November 20, 2011	Imaginings (Version 2)
November 13, 2011	What You Don't Know (Version 2)
November 6, 2011	Sayings (Version 5)
October 30, 2011	Back in the Day
October 23, 2011	What's in a Dream?
October 16, 2011	Missing A's
October 9, 2011	Idiom Insight
October 1, 2011	Page Turner
September 25, 2011	Detective Work
September 18, 2011	Opening Up
September 11, 2011	Music Hath Charms
September 4, 2011	Looking Ahead - Speculative Fiction
August 28, 2011	Not So Free-For-All
August 21, 2011	Symbolism
August 14, 2011	A Child is Born (Version 2)
August 7, 2011	Suddenly, things change.
July 31, 2011	It's magic.
July 24, 2011	Characterization (Version 4)
July 17, 2011	Nature Writing (Version 3)
July 10, 2011	Graffiti
July 3, 2011	My Way or the Highway (Version 4)
June 26, 2011	Lights Out! (Version 3)
June 19, 2011	Lost
June 12, 2011	Lost and Found
June 5, 2011	Misunderstanding (Version 3)
May 29, 2011	It's A Crime!
May 22, 2011	Wake Up
May 15, 2011	Gut Feeling
May 8, 2011	Jumping to Conclusions
May 1, 2011	Omniscient Point of View, (Version 5)
April 24, 2011	Something Completely Different
April 17, 2011	Coming Full Circle, (Version 4)
April 10, 2011	Epiphany
April 3, 2011	What's Driving, (Version 2)
March 27, 2011	Creative Non-Fiction, (Version 3)
March 20, 2011	Foreshadowing, (Version 2)
March 13, 2011	Word Play, (Version 2)
March 6, 2011	Flights of Fancy (Version 3)
February 27, 2011	Fire! (Version 2)
February 20, 2011	Non-verbal cues (Version 3)
February 13, 2011	In a Flash v.2
February 6, 2011	Opening the Door (V. 4)
January 30, 2011	Transistions (V. 3)
January 23, 2011	Dissimulation
January 16, 2011	Family Rules (v.2)
January 9, 2011	Sounds of Silence
January 2, 2011	Imitation, Version 2
Back to top
December 26, 2010	This Little Light of Mine
December 19, 2010	The Shadow Knows
December 12, 2010	The Allowance
December 6, 2010	Take Me Back
November 28, 2010	Packin' Heat
November 21, 2010	The World's a Poem
November 14, 2010	What You Don't Know (v.2)
November 7, 2010	The Road to Hell (v.2)
October 31, 2010	Missing A's
October 23, 2010	On The Road
October 17, 2010	Similes at Work
October 10, 2010	Every Move You Make (v.2)
October 2, 2010	Fear Itself
September 26, 2010	Life Throws a Curve
September 19, 2010	Sound Off!(v.3)
September 12, 2010	This is Classified (v.3)
September 5, 2010	The Other Side of The Story (v.2)
August 29, 2010	By The Seat of Your Pants
August 22, 2010	Villians Make the Story (v.2)
August 15, 2010	Emotion Expressed
August 8, 2010	I Thought I saw...
August 1, 2010	A Child is Born
July 25, 2010	Memoir-I Remember
July 18, 2010	Not So Free-for-All
July 11, 2010	How To
July 4, 2010	Wish You Were Here-Postcards
June 27, 2010	Patchwork
June 20, 2010	Idiom Insight
June 13, 2010	Music To My Ears
June 6, 2010	Generation Gap
May 30, 2010	Animal World
May 23, 2010	It's a deal.
May 16, 2010	Wake up.
May 9, 2010	What's going on here?
May 2, 2010	The sky is falling!
April 25, 2010	Give me five.
April 18, 2010	Borrowed Words
April 11, 2010	Gifts (Version 2)
April 4, 2010	Something Completely Different
March 28, 2010	Dialog tells the story. (Version 2)
March 21, 2010	Sayings (Version 5)
March 14, 2010	Demons Within (Version 3)
March 7, 2010	Overheard (Version 3)
February 28, 2010	Au naturel (Version 2)
February 21, 2010	Graffiti
February 14, 2010	Lights Out!(Version 3)
February 7, 2010	Remembering Faith (Version 4)
January 31, 2010	Symbolism (Version 4)
January 24, 2010	Ultimatums
January 17, 2010	Coming Full Circle (Version 4)
January 10, 2010	Family Rules (Version 2)
January 3, 2010	In A Flash (Version 2)
Back to top
Week of:	Exercise:
December 27, 2009	It's A Crime!
December 20, 2009	I'm Sorry!
December 13, 2009	Gut Feeling
December 6, 2009	Fire!
November 29, 2009	Omniscient point of view (Version 4)
November 22, 2009	Open the Door (Version 4)
November 15, 2009	Take Me Back
November 8, 2009	Imaginings (Version 2)
November 1, 2009	Words words words (Version 2)
October 25, 2009	Characterization (Version 4)
October 18, 2009	Picture It!(Version 2)
October 11, 2009	Action! (Version 3)
October 4, 2009	Sounds of Silence
September 27, 2009	I Hear Voices (Version 2)
September 20, 2009	Fear Itself
September 13, 2009	The road to hell (Version 2)
September 6, 2009	Dissimulation
August 30, 2009	Who are these people? (Version 2)
August 23, 2009	Every move you make.(Version 2)
August 16, 2009	Suddenly, things change.
August 9, 2009	Similes at Work
August 2, 2009	Transitions (Version 3)
July 26, 2009	The World's a Poem (Version 2)
July 19, 2009	This is Classified (Version 2)
July 12, 2009	Villains Make the Story (Version 2)
July 5, 2009	I Thought I Saw...
June 28, 2009	Where Are We?
June 21, 2009	Nature Writing (Version 3)
June 14, 2009	Flights of Fancy (Version 3)
June 7, 2009	What You Don't Know (Version 2)
May 31, 2009	Torn (Version 3)
May 24, 2009	A Child is Born (Version 2)
May 17, 2009	Oh God, Why Me?(Version 3)
May 10, 2009	What's Driving? (Version 2)
May 3, 2009	Gifts (Version 2)
April 26, 2009	Creative Non-Fiction (Version 3)
April 19, 2009	Word Play
April 12, 2009	Every picture tells a story (Version 3)
April 5, 2009	Lighten up! (Version 2)
March 29, 2009	Foreshadowing (Version 2)
March 22, 2009	Child's Play (Version 3)
March 15, 2009	Filling Out a Story
March 8, 2009	Idiom Insight
March 1, 2009	Not so Free-for-All
February 22, 2009	Jumping to conclusions
February 15, 2009	Love Potion #9
February 8, 2009	Missing A's
February 1, 2009	Music to my ears
January 25, 2009	My Way or the Highway (Version 3)
January 18, 2009	Opening Up (Version 2)
January 11, 2009	Demons Within (v. 2)
January 4, 2009	Generation Gap
Back to top
Week of:	Exercise:
December 28, 2008	Dialog tells the story (v. 2)
December 21, 2008	Memoir - I remember
December 14, 2008	Something Completely Different
December 7, 2008	Details, details, details (v. 3)
November 30, 2008	Family Rules (v. 2)
November 23, 2008	Involving the senses (v. 4)
November 16, 2008	Sayings (v.4)
November 9, 2008	The Other Side Of the Story (v.2)
November 2, 2008	Lights out! (v.3)
October 26, 2008	In a Flash
October 19, 2008	Dialogue (v. 4)
October 12, 2008	Fictional non-fiction (v. 4)
October 5, 2008	Epiphany
September 28, 2008	Coming full circle (Version 4)
September 21, 2008	Wake Up
September 14, 2008	Life Throws a Curve
September 7, 2008	Gut Feeling
August 31, 2008	Graffiti
August 24, 2008	Non-verbal cues (v. 3)
August 17, 2008	Who are these people? (v. 2)
August 10, 2008	Borrowed Words
August 3, 2008	Sound Off! (v. 3)
July 27, 2008	What's in a Dream?
July 20, 2008	Every Move You Make (v. 2)
July 13, 2008	Metaphor (v. 2)
July 6, 2008	Fire!
June 29, 2008	This is Classified (v. 2)
June 22, 2008	What bugs you?
June 15, 2008	Misunderstanding
June 8, 2008	Take Me Back
June 1, 2008	Give me five
May 25, 2008	Oh God, why me? (v. 2)
May 18, 2008	Show and tell (v. 2)
May 11, 2008	A Child is Born
May 4, 2008	Characterization (v. 3)
April 27, 2008	Stop and smell the roses (v. 3)
April 20, 2008	What's going on here?
April 13, 2008	Don't Speak To Me That Way
April 6, 2008	What You Don't Know
March 30, 2008	The road to hell (v. 2)
March 23, 2008	I hear voices (Version 2)
March 16, 2008	Everyone talks about the the weather (v. 3)
March 9, 2008	Action! (Version 3)
March 2, 2008	Not so Free-for-All
February 24, 2008	Stereotypes (Version 3)
February 17, 2008	The Power of Persuasion
February 10, 2008	Don't Say It with Flowers
February 3, 2008	Fear itself
January 27, 2008	Where are we?
January 20, 2008	Dissimulation
January 13, 2008	Similes at work
January 6, 2008	Money is the motive
Back to top
Week of:	Exercise:
December 30, 2007	Demons Within
December 23, 2007	Flights of Fancy (Version 2)
December 16, 2007	Remembering Faith (Version 3)
December 9, 2007	Gut Feeling
December 2, 2007	Opening Up (Version 2)
November 25, 2007	Family Rules
November 18, 2007	Do your worst (Version 2)
November 11, 2007	Can you taste it? (Version 3)
November 4, 2007	The World's a Poem
October 28, 2007	My Way or the Highway (Version 2)
October 21, 2007	Lighten Up! (Version 2)
October 14, 2007	Epiphany
October 7, 2007	Omniscient point of view (Version 4)
September 30, 2007	Transitions (Version 3)
September 23, 2007	Sayings (Version 3)
September 16, 2007	What's driving?
September 9, 2007	What's in a Dream?
September 2, 2007	Dialogue (Version 3)
August 26, 2007	Who Am I? (Version 2)
August 19, 2007	Sounds of Silence
August 12, 2007	Overheard (Version 2)
August 5, 2007	9-1-1
July 29, 2007	Opening the door (Version 3)
July 22, 2007	In a Flash
July 15, 2007	Remember When--free choice
July 1, 2007	Creative Non-Fiction (Version 2)
June 24, 2007	Where are we?
June 17, 2007	Nature Writing (Version 2)
June 10, 2007	Action! (Version 2)
June 3, 2007	Coming full circle (Version 3)
May 27, 2007	Don't Speak To Me That Way
May 20, 2007	Details, details, details (Version 2)
May 13, 2007	Emotion Expressed
May 6, 2007	Pure Bliss
April 29, 2007	Transitions (Version 2)
April 22, 2007	This is Classified (Version 2)
April 15, 2007	I'm Sorry!
April 8, 2007	Fire!
April 1, 2007	Generation Gap
March 25, 2007	Every picture tells a story (Version 2)
March 18, 2007	Child's Play (Version 2)
March 11, 2007	Graffiti
March 4, 2007	A different angle (Version 2)
February 25, 2007	Oh God, why me? (Version 2)
February 18, 2007	A Child is Born
February 11, 2007	Imaginings (Version 2)
February 4, 2007	Fictional non-fiction (Version 3)
January 28, 2007	Torn (Version 2)
January 21, 2007	What You Don't Know
January 14, 2007	Let's Talk!
January 7, 2007	Villains Make the Story
Back to top
Week of:	Exercise:
December 31, 2006	Stop and smell the roses (Version 3)
December 24, 2006	Not so Free-for-All
December 17, 2006	Gifts
December 10, 2006	Dissimulation
December 3, 2006	Suddenly, things change
November 26, 2006	Where are we?
November 19, 2006	Can you taste it? (Version 3)
November 12, 2006	This is Classifed (Version 2)
November 5, 2006	Take Me Back
October 29, 2006	The World's a Poem
October 22, 2006	Who are these people?
October 15, 2006	Memoir
October 8, 2006	Symbolism (Version 3)
October 1, 2006	My Way or the Highway (Version 2)
September 24, 2006	Non-verbal cues (Version 2)
September 17, 2006	What's in a Dream?
September 10, 2006	Sound Off! (Version 2)
September 3, 2006	Remembering faith (Version 3)
August 27, 2006	Memorial (Version 2)
August 20, 2006	Touch (Version 2)
August 13, 2006	Sounds of Silence
August 6, 2006	Who am I? (Version 2)
July 30, 2006	Stereotypes (Version 2)
July 23, 2006	Motivations (Version 2
July 16, 2006	Action! (Version 2
July 9, 2006	Telling looks (Version 2
July 2, 2006	Metaphor
June 25, 2006	Words words words
June 18, 2006
June 11, 2006	Sayings (Version 2)
June 4, 2006	Every picture tells a story
May 28, 2006	Overheard
May 21, 2006	Opening the door
May 14, 2006	Atmosphere: Tone (repeat)
May 7 2006	Death, in a sense
April 30 2006	Child's play (repeat)
April 23 2006	Coming full circle (repeat)
April 16 2006	Dialog tells the story (repeat)
April 9 2006	Characterization (version 2)
March 30 2006	Opening up (repeat)
March 20 2006	Free for all
March 13 2006	Remembering change (repeat)
March 5 2006	Show and tell (repeat)
February 26 2006	Do your worst (repeat)
February 19 2006	Imaginings
February 12 2006	Involving the senses (Repeat))
February 5 2006	Imitation (repeat)
January 30 2006	Free for all
January 22 2006	Transitions (repeat)
January 15 2006	Fictional non-fiction (repeat)
January 9 2006	Flights of fancy (repeat)
January 2 2006	Involving the senses (repeat)
Back to top
December 26 2005	Remembering free-for-all
December 18 2005	A change of pace
December 11 2005	Going to grammar's house
November 27 2005	Free for all
November 20 2005	Lights out! (repeat)
November 13 2005	Remembering beauty (repeat)
November 6 2005	What's your point?
October 30 2005	Free for all
October 23 2005	Torn (repeat)
October 16 2005	Remembering peace (repeat)
October 2 2005	Oh God, Why Me (repeat)
September 25 2005	Everyone talks about the weather... (repeat)
September 18 2005	Free for all
September 11 2005	This is classified (repeat)
September 5 2005	Remembering "A-ha!"
August 28 2005	Every move you make (repeat)
August 21 2005	Motivations
August 14 2005	Stop and smell the roses (repeat)
August 7 2005	The road to hell (repeat)
July 31 2005	Is that a fact? (repeat)
July 24 2005	Free for all
July 17 2005	Remembering awe (repeat)
July 11 2005	Omniscient POV (version 3 repeat)
July 4 2005	Lighten up! (repeat)
June 26 2005	Touch (repeat)
June 20 2005	Free for all
May 12 2005	Opening up (repeat)
June 5 2005	Words words words (repeat)
May 28 2005	Coming full circle (repeat)
May 22 2005	Non-verbal cues
May 15 2005	Free for all
May 8 2005	Nature writing (repeat)
May 1 2005	Remembering anticipation (repeat)
April 23 2005	True to type? (repeat)
April 17 2005	Misunderstanding (repeat)
April 4 2005	Creative nonfiction (repeat)
March 27 2005	A different view (repeat)
March 20 2005	Free-for-all
March 13 2005	Au naturel (repeat)
March 6 2005	Child's play (repeat)
February 28 2005	Metaphor (repeat)
February 21 2005	Do your worst (repeat)
February 13 2005	Hush
February 5 2005	In a flash
January 30 2005	Remembering hatred
January 23 2005	In a flash (repeat)
January 16 2005	Every picture tells a story (repeat)
January 9 2005	Involving the senses (Repeat))
January 1 2005	Description within dialogue (repeat)
Back to top
Week of:	Exercise:
December 25 2004	Free-for-all: Second chance
December 19 2004	Remembering faith (repeat)
December 12 2004	A change of pace
December 5 2004	My way or the highway
November 28 2004	Flights of fancy (repeat)
November 21 2004	Lights out! (updated)
November 13 2004	Torn (repeat)
November 6 2004	Remembering fun (repeat)
October 24 2004	I see all (repeat)
October 17 2004	Look it up (updated)
October 10 2004	Sing me a story (revised)
October 3 2004	He he he
September 26 2004	Oh God, Why Me
September 19 2004	Free-for-all
September 12 2004	Dialogue (2)
September 5 2004	This is classified (repeat)
August 29 2004	Memorial (repeat)
August 22 2004	I'm from Missouri (repeat)
August 15 2004	The road to hell (repeat)
August 8 2004	Free-for-all: Second chance (two-week exercise)
July 18 2004	The other side of the story (repeat)
July 11 2004	Action! (Repeat)
July 4 2004	Who am I?
June 27 2004	Free-for-all: Second chance
June 19 2004	Can you taste it?
June 13 2004	What drives you? (repeat)
June 6 2004	Every move you make (repeat)
May 30 2004	Coming full circle (repeat)
May 23 2004	Picture it! (repeat)
May 16 2004	Remembering awe (repeat)
May 9 2004	Opening up (repeat)
May 2 2004	Is that a fact? (repeat)
April 24 2004	Nature writing
April 18 2004	Free-for-all
April 11 2004	Remembering peace (repeat)
April 3 2004	Do your worst
March 28 2004	Lighten up!
March 21 2004	Creative nonfiction
March 14 2004	Free-for-all
March 7 2004	A different angle
February 29 2004	Non-verbal cues
February 22 2004	Imitation (repeat)
February 15 2004	Telling looks (repeat)
February 8 2004	Involving the senses (Repeat))
February 1 2004	Free-for-all
January 24 2004	Transitions (repeat)
January 18 2004	In a flash (repeat)
January 11 2004	Every picture tells a story (repeat)
January 4 2004	Fictional non-fiction (repeat)
Back to top
Week of:	Exercise:
December 28 2003	Remembering faith (Take 2)
December 21 2003	Free-for-all
December 14 2003	A change of pace (repeat)
November 30 2003	Can you taste it?
November 23 2003	Everyone's a poet! (repeat)
November 15 2003	What moves you (part 2 of 2)
November 8 2003	What moves you (part 1 of 2)
November 1 2003	Child's play (repeat)
October 26 2003	Everyone talks about the weather...
October 18 2003	Free-for-all
October 11 2003	Remembering peace (repeat)
October 5 2003	Who am I?
September 28 2003	Stop and smell the roses (Take 2)
September 21 2003	Omniscient POV (version 3)
September 14 2003	Oh God, Why Me
September 7 2003	Free-for-all (repeat)
August 30 2003	The other side of the story (take 2)
August 23 2003	Misunderstanding
August 16 2003	Free-for-all (repeat)
August 10 2003	Au naturel
August 2 2003	Remembering beauty
July 26 2003	Coming full circle
July 19 2003	Memorial
July 12 2003	Motivations
July 5 2003	Negative capability
June 28 2003	Free-for-all (repeat)
June 22 2003	True to type? (repeat)
June 8 2003	Writing research
June 1 2003	Touch (repeat)
May 24 2003	Free-for-all (repeat)
May 18 2003	This is classified
May 11 2003	Opening up
May 4 2003	Character in action (take 2)
April 27 2003	Remembering change
April 20 2003	Transitions
April 13 2003	Words words words
April 5 2003	Is that a fact?
March 30 2003	Free-for-all (repeat)
March 23 2003	Dialog tells the story
March 16 2003	Aftermath (Take 2)
March 8 2003	Every picture tells a story
March 1 2003	Hush
February 22 2003	Remembering free-for-all
February 15 2003	Telling looks
February 9 2003	A different view
February 2 2003	Memoirs from memories
January 26 2003	Description within dialogue
January 19 2003	In a flash (repeat)
January 12 2003	Free-for-all (repeat)
January 5 2003	Involving the senses (take 3)
Back to top
Week of:	Exercise:
December 22 2002	Remembering faith
December 15 2002	Fictional non-fiction (take 2)
December 8 2002	Characterization (repeat)
December 1 2002	Free-for-all (repeat)
November 24 2002	What's the issue?
November 17 2002	Touch (repeat)
November 10 2002	Flights of fancy
November 3 2002	Remembering peace (repeat)
October 22 2002	I see all
October 13 2002	Free-for-all (repeat)
October 6 2002	The doorway
September 29 2002	Child's play
September 22 2002	Show and tell (repeat)
September 15 2002	Stop and smell the roses (repeat)
September 8 2002	Remembering fear (repeat)
September 1 2002	What's your view?
August 25 2002	A change of pace (repeat)
August 18 2002	Free-for-all: Second chance
August 11 2002	I'm from Missouri
August 4 2002	The other side of the story
July 23 2002	The road to hell
July 14 2002	Free-for-all (5)
July 7 2002	True to type?
June 30 2002	Remembering awe
June 16 2002	What drives you?
June 2 2002	Every move you make
May 26 2002	Can you taste it? (take 2)
May 19 2002	Remembering sadness
May 12 2002	Free-for-all (repeat)
May 5 2002	Atmosphere: Tone (repeat)
April 28 2002	Fictional non-fiction (repeat)
April 18 2002	Opening up
April 7 2002	Hush
March 31 2002	Symbolism (take 2)
March 24 2002	Remembering anticipation
March 17 2002	Words words words
March 10 2002	Sing me a story
March 3 2002	Free-for-all (4)
February 24 2002	Touch
February 17 2002	Metaphor
February 7 2002	Remembering embarrassment
January 27 2002	Transitions (repeat)
January 20 2002	In a flash
January 7 2002	Involving the senses (take 2)
Back to top
Week of:	Exercise:
December 23 2001	Turnabout is fair play
December 16 2001	My way or the highway
December 9 2001	Everyone's a poet!
December 2 2001	Remembering anger
November 25 2001	Lights out!
November 18 2001	Torn
November 11 2001	Details details details
November 4 2001	Remembering fun
October 28 2001	Look it up
October 21 2001	The doorway
October 14 2001	Who am I?
October 7 2001	Remembering peace
September 30 2001	Free-for-all (3)
September 23 2001	Show and tell
September 16 2001	Sayings
September 9 2001	Remembering fear
September 2 2001	Remembering fear
August 26 2001	Omniscient POV
August 19 2001	Stop and smell the roses
August 12 2001	Aftermath
August 5 2001	I hear voices
July 29 2001	Remembering beauty
July 22 2001	Au naturel
July 15 2001	Motivations
July 8 2001	Action!
July 1 2001	Free-for-all (2)
June 24 2001	Can you taste it?
June 17 2001	True to type?
June 10 2001	A change of pace
June 3 2001	Closing the circle
May 27 2001	Foreshadowing
May 20 2001	Picture it!
May 13 2001	Character in action
May 6 2001	Fictional non-fiction
April 29 2001	Touch
April 22 2001	Atmosphere: Tone
April 15 2001	Transitions
April 8 2001	POV distancing
April 1 2001	Free-for-all
March 26 2001	Non-verbal cues
March 18 2001	Symbolism
March 11 2001	Sound off!
March 5 2001	Lighten up!
February 25 2001	Metaphor
February 19 2001	Hush!
February 11 2001	Characterization
February 4 2001	POV
January 28 2001	Imitation
January 21 2001	Telling looks
January 14 2001	Dialogue
January 7 2001	Involving the senses
Back to top