the 'Help Me Pass My A Levels' thread (fan)

WolfAtTheDoor · 02-24-2009, 10:24 AM

English literature, creative reading/writing unit. My creative reading was a book called The Giro Playboy by Michael Smith, which is essentially a book about a 20-something man in England wandering around aimlessly on the dole. You dont need to know much more than that.

The exercise is in creative writing, where I have to write a creative response to this. So I'm doing a short story. I have to base it upon a running theme within the book, so I'm doing the lead characters bohemian lifestyle, his 'exagerration of the mundane aspects of life'.

Throw some ideas at me for a short story, using what I've just told you... I don't rightly care if youre going to take this incredibly serious and write my essay for me, or whether youre going to be an arsehole and create a quick one lined summary of a ****ty story.

Just inspiration, thats alls I need. I currently have the idea of a homeless man sitting in a train station looking at a cat... and that's as far as I got.

FireInCairo · 02-24-2009, 04:24 PM

Sounds exactly like Factotum by Charles Bukowski, just read that and rip it off, most likely they'll never know.

Sneer · 02-24-2009, 04:48 PM

Well anything quotidian; such as mowing the lawn, kicking a can down a street, crossing a zebra cossing, buying a can of coke... anything as long as you can think of a deeper meaning behind such an act. I've always been a fan of such stories, they have existentialist undertones to them which i love.

02-24-2009, 10:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
WolfAtTheDoor ironing your socks Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: I'm in a rocknroll band. huh. Posts: 396	the 'Help Me Pass My A Levels' thread English literature, creative reading/writing unit. My creative reading was a book called The Giro Playboy by Michael Smith, which is essentially a book about a 20-something man in England wandering around aimlessly on the dole. You dont need to know much more than that. The exercise is in creative writing, where I have to write a creative response to this. So I'm doing a short story. I have to base it upon a running theme within the book, so I'm doing the lead characters bohemian lifestyle, his 'exagerration of the mundane aspects of life'. Throw some ideas at me for a short story, using what I've just told you... I don't rightly care if youre going to take this incredibly serious and write my essay for me, or whether youre going to be an arsehole and create a quick one lined summary of a ****ty story. Just inspiration, thats alls I need. I currently have the idea of a homeless man sitting in a train station looking at a cat... and that's as far as I got.

02-24-2009, 04:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
FireInCairo Later on... Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,235	Sounds exactly like Factotum by Charles Bukowski, just read that and rip it off, most likely they'll never know. __________________ O G MUDBONE: Only You can prevent forest fires.

02-24-2009, 04:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	Well anything quotidian; such as mowing the lawn, kicking a can down a street, crossing a zebra cossing, buying a can of coke... anything as long as you can think of a deeper meaning behind such an act. I've always been a fan of such stories, they have existentialist undertones to them which i love. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show