I'm frequently astounded at the variety of what I read as I browse through the blogs. It occured to me that there should be a way to draw bits and pieces of them together into a short story.
Where does your mind go with this: rotten oranges (from a comment by T-bone), voyeurism and comic books (from Billy), a string trimmer (from WichiDude), and PMSing (from Jamie).
Welcome to the first Blog Pastiche: a short story free-for-all for bloggers. Take those four items and devise a few paragraphs incorporating them. You get extra credit if you can include ANYTHING from Silflay Hraka except beer.
Post your entry on your own blog, but leave a comment and a link here so others can find your work.
PMS…..if he NEVER heard those letters again it would be too soon. Once a month, like clockwork his life turned to Hell on earth. She’d served him rotten oranges for breakfast, and stood there, daring him to complain. He’d finished up and lit out. His momma didn’t raise no stupid kids. To stay was to die.
He stood in the heat of the shed, trying to decide if it was worth fishing this late in the morning. He checked to see if he had enough dynamite, and decided to take a pass on it. Besides, his fingers hadn’t quite healed from the last trip.
Through the dusty window of the shed he could see his neighbor’s bedroom window. He reached out and wiped away the cobwebs, then polished the glass with his fist. Billy Bob was on his second wife and she sure was a looker. She wasn’t too particular about closing the curtains, either.
He was so absorbed in his daydreams about what he’d like to see Mrs. Billy Bob doing that he didn’t hear the footsteps behind him in time. His wife picked up the spare head from the string trimmer and looped the string around his neck like a garotte.
“I’ll teach you to cheat on me, you no good dirty rotten…..
As the lights went out, his last thought was, “I KNEW better than to stick around this time of the month. I should have gone fishing.”
Comments (7)
...you missed the comics :^)...but I'm starting to think....hmmmm, I smell a challenge :^)...
Posted by billy | August 22, 2003 4:30 PM
Posted on August 22, 2003 16:30
...it's 10 past 10 on friday night...I've put about 5 minutes thought into it..and so me story is here :^)....although I'd rather everyone clicked here first and then looked for "it was hot" - it helps with me stats :^)...
Posted by billy | August 22, 2003 5:08 PM
Posted on August 22, 2003 17:08
I'd like to play also, if that's OK. But, it will be a while. My show comes on in a few and then to bed, so it might not be till tomorrow.
Posted by Wichi Dude | August 22, 2003 9:42 PM
Posted on August 22, 2003 21:42
Damn, I'm horrible at this sort of thing, so won't participate. However, I'm looking forward to reading everyone else's entries!
Posted by bogie | August 23, 2003 6:41 AM
Posted on August 23, 2003 06:41
By all means, WichiDude.....post anytime you like. bogie....that's alright. We need somebody to read. *S*
Billy....I think you missed comics, too!
Posted by Buffy | August 23, 2003 7:59 PM
Posted on August 23, 2003 19:59
OK. A little more time than I would have liked before getting this notice here but, "Buffy's Challenge" is up. The link is here.
Dudette is trying to talk me into another story. This time with a cheesey horror motif. Same stuff, different setting.
We'll see.
Posted by Wichi Dude | August 23, 2003 9:07 PM
Posted on August 23, 2003 21:07
...hmmm... I think there is a mention of a comicbook in the last section :^P...however, I'm not happy with the whole piece and wish I'd written in a more biblical style - with more 'thee's and 'thou's :^)...
Posted by billy | August 24, 2003 5:48 AM
Posted on August 24, 2003 05:48