TAKE the LONG way HOME

Pick a short phrase and capitalize the words you would stress when saying it.

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Started by Nia Brooks

The invitation

TAKE the LONG way HOME. Now try take the long WAY home. Same words, different feeling. Pick a phrase, move the emphasis around, and write the version you like best.

First step

Pick a short phrase and capitalize the words you would stress when saying it.

1. Pick a short phrase and capitalize the words you would stress when saying it.
2. Say it quietly, then move the emphasis to a different word.
3. Write your preferred pattern and explain how that emphasis changes the feeling.

Shared versions

Diego Reyes

Inspired by Nia Brooks

take the long WAY home. Put all the weight on WAY and suddenly I'm asking which way, not telling someone to go home. Funny how the same sentence can wander off.

Nia Brooks

TAKE the LONG way HOME. I leave a little gap after each loud word. Said slowly, it feels more like permission than directions.

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