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Betsie, I also believe that I can write something on any theme; I have produced a piece for the painter/decorator comp and have an idea for the washing up one, but they won't be my favourite stories. The mundane theme is a chain around the ankle of imagination (ha!), and gives the impression that the WN/WM primarily target low-brow authors with low ambition.
Breaking pieces of china deliberately would have been a lie. I did not wish to start a lifetime partnership with false communications.
That's the serious answer. The light version would be, because we had limited (two) plates. In those days it was perfectly acceptable to receive "hand-me-down" items from various members of ones families. Our first 'fridge came and was passed on, only recently becoming a donation to the recycling centre.
I sometimes find the themes a bit limiting (especially as I'd quite like to have a go at sci-fi/fantasy short fiction), but I also quite enjoy the challenge of coming up with something a bit "different" which fits the theme.
The story I submitted for the Painter/Decorator competition had an 18 year old who decorated kids' rooms for a living for the protagonist ... no idea how that will go down, but at least it was interesting to write!
I am aware that your comments are often tongue-in-cheek. We need to maintain the lighthearted banter alive.
Afraid I'm too tight to spend money on postcards, my suggestions for other places to park your tongue include;
roof of your mouth,
touching your nose,
and of course you might consider sharing it with a loved one.
I started writing on Washing Up this morning at 6.30am and by 7.30am had typed 900 words. My school days came rushing to me. But I must say there is a lot of deviation.
My Dad was christened Stanley. You can under-stan why he couldn't stan con-stan-ly being call Stan and so called himself Jack and felt in-stan-tly better for it. At least it shows he was able to stan up for himself in such circum-stan-ses.
[quote=Jay Mandal]February's short story competition 'Washing up' has to be about a fourteen-year-old girl called Mary. According to The Guinness Book of Names, it wasn't in 1993's top fifty. Come on, where are the Rebeccas, Charlottes, Lauras, Amys, Emmas and Jessicas? [/quote]
I THOUGHT I recognised an odd repetition somewhere. This quote of Jay's comes from January 2007!!!!! (See "Who's in September 10 magazines" thread)
I was amazed to see this topic surfacing again, because I won the 'Washing Up' competition. My Mary was a girl trafficked from an African village to a UK brothel.
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Betsie, I also believe that I can write something on any theme; I have produced a piece for the painter/decorator comp and have an idea for the washing up one, but they won't be my favourite stories. The mundane theme is a chain around the ankle of imagination (ha!), and gives the impression that the WN/WM primarily target low-brow authors with low ambition.
Breaking pieces of china deliberately would have been a lie. I did not wish to start a lifetime partnership with false communications.
That's the serious answer. The light version would be, because we had limited (two) plates. In those days it was perfectly acceptable to receive "hand-me-down" items from various members of ones families. Our first 'fridge came and was passed on, only recently becoming a donation to the recycling centre.
The story I submitted for the Painter/Decorator competition had an 18 year old who decorated kids' rooms for a living for the protagonist ... no idea how that will go down, but at least it was interesting to write!
Ali
I am aware that your comments are often tongue-in-cheek. We need to maintain the lighthearted banter alive.
Afraid I'm too tight to spend money on postcards, my suggestions for other places to park your tongue include;
roof of your mouth,
touching your nose,
and of course you might consider sharing it with a loved one.
No deviation, repetition or hesitation!
I THOUGHT I recognised an odd repetition somewhere. This quote of Jay's comes from January 2007!!!!! (See "Who's in September 10 magazines" thread)
Why does her bedroom glow exactly? Does she live near Sellafield/Windscale (sp?)?