The Carnal Uncanny: The Body and Beyond (Part 1)

Fairy Tale Prompt

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PROMPT:

Write a poem or story where you take a cliché or everyday phrase, and make it literal and strange like Kelly Link’s “housecat” in Catskin. This technique is also called defamiliarization, and it can make your writing more engaging to readers.

Here are some cliches …