"Homemade Diaster"
eriecountyfireblotter.com This is the third writing assignment for my 200 Proof Storytelling class with Craig Clevenger. I was inspired by a cooking incident at Penn State, main campus, during my Junior year. My goal for this assignment was to write with humor, but I don't think it came across. I think it was much funnier in my head. All feedback is welcome. Enjoy. Homemade Disaster By Laura M. Campbell The lampposts at the dead end of Beaver Avenue popped on as Ashley walked into the elevator. The pungent odor, lingering from the weekend, slapped her in the face. She grabbed the collar of her sweatshirt, using it as a makeshift gas mask. Drunken assholes mistook the elevator for a Porto-John, pissing all over it, a typical weekend at Penn State. She tapped her foot as it climbed to the third floor of Gateway III in anticipation of dinner. Her mother sent a recipe with the last care package, and the homema...