WRITING OBSTACLE

Describe an object’s temperature without using words relating to tactile senses.

Tactile senses, or the sense of touch, are usually what we use to identify whether something is hot or cold. Without this sense, how else can we recognise and describe temperature?

Coal

Smoke rose from the bbq, the coals began losing the blackness, slowly turning white after an intense red glow. Hissing and spitting as fat drops upon its surface. The smell of cooking meat, beer and cigarettes swells in the air.

Comments 1

H.K. Asmara

2 years ago

Great use of description! I would use “barbecue” instead of “bbq” just because it’s sounds more professional.

Matthew Gilbert

Short story and nonfiction writer with some poetry thrown in the mix.