Each month in class we write a prompt paragraph of 100 words or less. A prompt paragraph is a suggested topic for the writer to take any direction they desire in 100 words or less. It is always interesting to see the many different creative ways these prompts evolve. For the month of October the prompt was “Washing the Dishes.”
(Carolyn Duncan)
Renee couldn’t resist turning a quick chore into a sibling battle. The wadded dishrag spun like the planet Saturn, slinging rings of dirty dishwater onto the cupboards, refrigerator and walls. SPLAT! Her brother ducked so it landed on the table. Stunned by the opening salvo, Renee’s brother and sister paused for a split second, then leaped toward the sink to arm themselves with dishtowels, sponges, and rags soaked in dirty dish water. Suddenly, their furious father was standing in the doorway “What the Dickens is going on?”
(John Mistur)
“You’ve got to do the dishes tonight!” Mike teases me, pointing at the chores chart.
“Yeah, but you have to take the dishes to the sink.”
Since Mom put up that stupid chart on the wall life is hell. Going up to the sink filled with dishes, I wonder why we have a dishwasher. I scrape everything off the plates, then pretend I'm doing the dishes but secretly slip them into the dishwasher while nobody's looking. Quickly putting soap in the slot, close the door, and turn it on.
Now I wish I could do the dishes every night.
(Al Tietjen)
To be an idiom in search of deeper meaning: is there a more ignoble cause than this? Cast off the banality of common phraseology in favor of alignment with more purposeful thought. “Take out the trash,” and “There will be laundry” have already found their place in meaningless metaphor heaven. “Throw the baby out with the bathwater” is gilded in the pantheon of placid platitudes for good reason. You can simply say “not right now—washing the dishes” when you would rather decline less-than-airy conversation, or even if you just have nothing better to do.
To dismiss politely is divine.
(Katie Yusuf)
Concentrate on taking deep, slow breaths in-and-out. Let your mind relax and clear the daily clutter. Turn on the water, and hear it flow into the sink. Feel the warm water stream through your fingers as you inhale the scent of the bubbly soap you are squeezing into the basin and onto a sponge. Continuing to breathe deeply- pick up a dish and note the texture, weight, and feel in your hands before thoroughly cleaning it and placing it in the drying rack. Breathe, focus, and pick up the next dish.
This is an example of a quick, mindfulness meditation.
(Laura Nicol)
Washing the dishes, a boring, soul crushing Activity of Daily Living. Like doing the laundry, over and over, around and around, never ever done. Shopping for groceries. Put them in the cart, take them out of the cart. Put them in bags, put them back in the cart. Take them out of the cart and put them in the car. Take them out of the car, take them out of the bags and put them in the pantry. Take them out of the pantry. Cook for an hour, eat for five minutes, and more dirty dishes to wash. What's it all about?
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