1. Seed the Scene (2 minutes)

Write a simple, shared micro-event — e.g., “the first snow arrives”, “a body falls into a river”, or “a distant sound disrupts the silence.”

Keep it neutral — don’t interpret or explain it yet.

2. Set Your Narrators (1 minute)

Write the same scene three times, but from different narrators:

• A. A human animal (1st person: “I see…”)

• B. A non-human animal (e.g., bat, jellyfish, fungus - use the Sensory Channels Deck of Cards or choose one)

• C. A collective voice (e.g., “we, the wetland,” or “the forest remembers…”)

3. Three Versions of the Scene (3 × 6 minutes)

Write 150 words per version, keeping the core event the same.

But with each narrator, shift:

• Point of view: “I,” “it,” “we”…

• Language & lexicon: adapt to what that being notices, values, or ignores

• Sensory logic: focus on what that being feels, senses, or lacks (e.g., smell, vibration, magnetic fields)

Don’t copy/paste adjectives or descriptions between versions — let each voice find its own imagery.

4. Composite Chorus (6 minutes)

Now, remix. Cut, weave, and alternate fragments from the three versions to form a single voice that shifts or flickers between them — like a chorus, a broken translation, or a polyphonic patchwork.

Let tension or dissonance remain. Don't unify.

You can use the Guiding Questions for Writing to help you shape each voice or cross between them.

5. Reflect (4 minutes)

Use the Anti-Anthropocentric Checklist to quickly assess your writing. Ask yourself:

• Did the non-human voices feel like co-authors, not metaphors?

• Did you create true polyphony, or just stylistic variation?

• What part remains unclear or untranslatable — and is that a problem or a gift?

Optional Group Version

Each person writes one version of the scene (human / non-human / collective), then shares aloud. As a group, you collaboratively build the chorus version by mixing lines from each.