Post by Mister Buch on Mar 1, 2011 1:56:01 GMT 1
Here's the last two entires from me. This month was very challenging - I had a rough time coming up with things to write, and making them work. Nice to have so many of us here doing it though. All of your entries have been very good this month, guys.
This is probably going to be my last '100 Words' - as I now think I've used up what I can write with this. But I think four months' worth of stuff is pretty good! And I really, really enjoyed it. Maybe even improved my writing in some ways.
Chantress - as I remember it was you who told us about 100 Words - thanks for that!
27th February
Joe finished tucking-in his little girl.
'Okay,' he said. 'Here's the thing about... romance. The summary. You meet, you lie to each other, go to bed, then you break each other's hearts. But the lying part IS good, there's... something... but be ready, sweetie, 'cause afterwards...'
'Daddy, get to the point.'
'Say you're watching a great movie. Afterwards, there's that shitty moment when the lights come back up. The characters you loved for a couple hours, they... don't exist anymore.'
'What if it has sequels?'
'Sequels,' Joe said quietly, 'are disappointing.'
His daughter giggled and said, 'Street Fighter 2.'
28th February
'Street Fight... what?'
She rolled her eyes dramatically. 'Did you ever play the original Street Fighter? Well actually it was called Fighting Street, but...'
He squinted.
'Jeez. Short version: the sequel was way, way better. And then they made Turbo, then Super... then Super-Turbo, I think... uh, then Alpha...'
'Sequel was better, huh.'
'Mom left you lotsa times, right?'
He nodded.
'She was like Street Fighter 2. But even Street Fighter 2 has to stop coming back eventually. So... y'know? You get nostalgic. For a while.'
Joe switched off the light, told the girl he loved her and said goodnight.
This is probably going to be my last '100 Words' - as I now think I've used up what I can write with this. But I think four months' worth of stuff is pretty good! And I really, really enjoyed it. Maybe even improved my writing in some ways.
Chantress - as I remember it was you who told us about 100 Words - thanks for that!
27th February
Joe finished tucking-in his little girl.
'Okay,' he said. 'Here's the thing about... romance. The summary. You meet, you lie to each other, go to bed, then you break each other's hearts. But the lying part IS good, there's... something... but be ready, sweetie, 'cause afterwards...'
'Daddy, get to the point.'
'Say you're watching a great movie. Afterwards, there's that shitty moment when the lights come back up. The characters you loved for a couple hours, they... don't exist anymore.'
'What if it has sequels?'
'Sequels,' Joe said quietly, 'are disappointing.'
His daughter giggled and said, 'Street Fighter 2.'
28th February
'Street Fight... what?'
She rolled her eyes dramatically. 'Did you ever play the original Street Fighter? Well actually it was called Fighting Street, but...'
He squinted.
'Jeez. Short version: the sequel was way, way better. And then they made Turbo, then Super... then Super-Turbo, I think... uh, then Alpha...'
'Sequel was better, huh.'
'Mom left you lotsa times, right?'
He nodded.
'She was like Street Fighter 2. But even Street Fighter 2 has to stop coming back eventually. So... y'know? You get nostalgic. For a while.'
Joe switched off the light, told the girl he loved her and said goodnight.