We often underestimate our tactile senses, but they help us navigate through our world, and protect us from harm. Without the ability to feel, both temperature and pressure, there’d be nothing stopping the unfortunate incident of a blister from a hot stove burner, or a paper-cut.
Exercise: Do you feel that?
Think about all the items you’ve touched so far today. Pick one item you remember vividly, and write what it felt like. Use as vivid of vocabulary as possible.
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The woman known as Heather S. Ingemar has loved to play with words since she was little, and it wasn’t long until she started writing her own stories. Termed “a little odd” by her peers, she took great delight in exploring tales with a gothic flair, and to this day, Edgar Allan Poe continues to be her literary hero. To learn more, please visit: http://ingemarwrites.wordpress.com/ or follow her on Twitter: http://twitter.com/heatheringemar
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