Writing Exercise : Describing _______ Ten Ways

For Chuck Wendig's blog this Friday. Take one thing and describe it in ten ways. Any one thing ... so here goes. To any that may find offense in my foul language, please be reminded that you do not have to read my blog. Enjoy. 


Stuffy nose/Sinus congestion

1. I try to inhale through my nose but I can't.
2. Thick hardened snot has blocked the way of my air passage.
3. I am a mouth breather, cursed by the sickness within.
4. Red, raw, irritated and still fucking dripping- this bitch won't stop!
5. I gasp for air through my gaping maw, struggling to find life and peace.
6. Unseen fingers grasp my nose, closing it fast, leaving me breathless- in pain.
7. There is a pulse just below my eye, rapid and frantic, something trapped inside my head.
8. Once, when I was seven, I nearly drowned in the deep end of my grandmother's pool. This? It's like that.
9. The pillow presses harder against my face, my arms flailing wildly, struggling and fighting like a wounded animal against restraints.
10. My face is like a crusted over garden bed long due for aeration.