When my brother was in high school, he took a photography class that stretched his creativity. One of the assignments was to find objects that formed the letters A to Z. It was fascinating to see common items transformed into letter shapes.

I decided to do a quick repeat of this idea—but with punctuation. Here’s what I found:

Backslash \

Colon :

Dash –

Exclamation Point !

Period .

Question Mark ?

Going through this experiment reminded me that we can discover new angles on everyday objects. And, surprisingly, once I started, I could see punctuation patterns easily. Which also indicates to me that writer brains are always working! 😉

Reader question/task: What’s your favorite punctuation mark and why? Bonus: Look around you and report back if you find a punctuation mark in an object near you!