Discuss “Cook some instant fiction”

Ever had the urge to devour the walls around you? The participants at Sherrie Flick’s rather “tasteful” writing workshop surely did. Last Thursday, Flick kicked off her three-part series of writing workshops at the Silver Eye Center for Photography. Brightly illuminated walls covered with mouth-watering photographs of steamy soups, freshly baked bread, luscious strawberries, and other delectable goodies set the scene, which Flick used to provoke a sense of perspective and characterization within her audience. The photographs were all part of Canadian photographer Diana Shearwood’s latest exhibit, What’s for Dinner?

“The aim of this workshop is to grasp and develop the idea of sensory detail, specifically acknowledging the role...