Terrific Thursday: Exercises of the Writing Kind

On Thursday I'll post a writing exercise and do it!

For example: Write the first paragraph and last paragraph of a story. Ignore the middle all together.

Landon was a smart kid, at least he thought so. Granted, did it really matter what a kid thought? Especially him. How people viewed him was how he was perceived. No one could read his personal image, not even the almighty Melvin. Melvin was a superhero he had created in his head. He imagined Melvin as being tall and brave. Yet, Landon was neither. Landon was just a kid. A kid who really liked ice cream and staying out of trouble. If he stayed out of trouble, his mother bought him ice cream.

"Landon! You have to throw me the spear!" Melvin screamed. Landon looked towards the top of the stairs where the black hole was consuming the landing. In minutes, it was going to consume the house, and then it would consume the world. Why had he done this? "Hurry Landon! You have to believe in me." Landon gripped the spear in his hand, unsure of what to do next. Before he could make a choice, the black hole ate Melvin, swallowing him into nothingness. Landon gripped the spear even harder and ran as hard as he could. As he believed in himself, he felt himself get taller and braver, then he struck the center of the hole with the spear.

The fun is in tying the ending to the beginning. Anything could happen in the end as long as it relates to the beginning.