“Whoa! Look at that!” “Look at what?” “Come on. Whiskey ain’t going anywhere. Turn around man!” Chris coughed a laugh “Man?” “Well you are almost a man. And what that almost man needs, is a lady like her. Check out the girl in red.” “One more joins you tonight then, right?” “Right you are, my friend. How do I look?” “The same as you looked three hundred years ago. Only you dress better now.”
Monday, June 22, 2009
“Jack! You okay?” “Ugh. Yeah Bill, am okay. As okay as I can be after almost getting killed.” “I don’t know what happened back there man. I checked the weather forecast before we left the shore. I always do.” “Well I guess the Gods just had other plans” The clouds replied with a thunderous roar.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
In my the previous post Jason commented: “My challenge here would be for you to deliver little doses of exposition through action and dialogue, rather than giving the background of each character directly to the reader” It seemed like a fun task, so I took up his challenge. Here is a similar story (not same mind you [...]
Monday, June 8, 2009
“Mom, I’m going to play with Jim; will come back in a couple of hours.” Kevin shouted on top of his lungs and dashed out, not waiting for a reply. He loved the fact that he lived in down town. The streets were always bustling with people; even on a bright Saturday morning. He loved watching the college girls [...]
Thursday, June 4, 2009
“This officially has to be the worst day of my life. The series of unfortunate events started this way. I had these horrific nightmares all night long, so I woke up drenched in sweat. When I went for a bath there was no water supply to home. Weird right? I even called the maintenance guy but he said he’ll [...]
Thursday, June 4, 2009
“Luckily its not that deep a cut. Bring me the bandages and more cotton. Hurry!” “No need to rush so much Mam. Its just a scratch.” Officer John smirked at her as nurse Betty treated his hand. The cut was on his hand but pain showed all over Betty’s face. “And what was it this time? Another robbery? Gang [...]
Monday, June 1, 2009
“You probably don’t want me to drive, right?” “You’ve got your license today. I would never stop you.” “Dad, I know you are worried about me. I promise I’ll drive safely.” “I know you will son. I just wanted to give you one last lesson before you go for a spin. You ought to let your old man have [...]
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
“Nick” “Um” “Nick” “Hmm” “Nick look at me.” “Hmmmm” “Hey Nick!” “What??” He took his eyes off the television to look at her pestering sister. “I wanna watch the TV now” “Sure. There’s the couch. Make yourself comfortable” “I mean I want to watch MTV. Give me the remote” “No chance of that happening. It’s the Champions League finals today. You can have the TV to [...]
Sunday, May 24, 2009
"You are always so perfect!" She said. She was not so perfect herself. Her nose was a bit more pointed than it should be. Hair a little too curly.
Monday, May 18, 2009
“Honey it’s late. You should get some sleep.” “I will… In a while.” “How long will you keep staring at that stupid signal? It’s been 30 years!What do you expect to find now that no one else could for so many years?” “I don’t know, okay! It’s just that I know it means something more, something big.We are [...]
Friday, May 15, 2009
“Wow! You are really looking gorgeous today.” “What do you mean ‘today’?” “I mean you are looking exceptionally beautiful today. More than your usual best. Which is quite exceptional too, in its own way.” She smiled, “Look at you all so nervous.” He ignored her remark and continued, “Um. So what would you have to drink?” “Aha! Planning to get [...]
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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