Forms
Graeco-Latin square or Euler square
This month, we will experiment with the Greco-Latin Bisquare, also known as the Euler Square. We will write a story in three stages or chapters with three characters. Each character begins wearing a garment and holding an object. The characters then (willingly and knowingly or not) exchange their garments and objects twice so that each character has a chance at each. Georges Perec structured his novel Life: A User's Manual using a 10x10 grid (along with other constraints), but ours will be 3x3. And don't worry: we will provide a grid for you to follow.
To prepare, you can think of three characters and their objects and garments. Instead of developing rich, complex characters at this stage, you can think of characters from literature or folk tales, archetypes, or generic roles like "middle manager," "artist," "talking dog." During the Writhing session, we will spend time arranging and discussing, before we compose our stories.
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