What are you Writing now?

Trollheart · 01-29-2018, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Irony by OccultHawk

There once was a lady who always wore clean underwear in case she had to go to the emergency room. Then, one day, she had an accident. And then she had another accident. The entire emergency team at the ER laughed and laughed. Years later, they still joke about it.

tl;dr

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Originally Posted by Oriphiel

That's no excuse. One sentence, or GTFO.

She could still hear the laughter that greeted her as she woke, their faces staring down at her through the light, the soft kiss of soiled cotton around her ankles.

See? Treat your audience like a hooker. Just get in, and then get out. The ambiguity that comes from excessive brevity will make your story seem much deeper than it actually is.

tl;dr

The

has spoken!

OccultHawk · 01-29-2018, 07:17 AM

Utopia by OccultHawk

There once was a man who lived in a very nice house in the country. He never worked a day in his life because black people worked for him for free.

OccultHawk · 01-29-2018, 07:21 AM

Utopia II by OccultHawk

There once was woman who loved sex. She had the perfect life pleasing her massa.

OccultHawk · 01-29-2018, 07:25 AM

Utopia III by OccultHawk

There once was a man who loved two things: working hard and eating chitlins. He escaped the north and got on with massa.

Trollheart · 01-29-2018, 11:14 AM

****'s sake! Now you're writing trilogies! You think we have the time to sit down and read all that ****? Readers Digest or nothing, man. We have lives, you know!

Well, not me, obviously, but others do.

**Frownland** · 01-29-2018, 11:19 AM

Eagle's Feather Breaking Bound Branches

There once was a story that didn't start off with "there once was...". Everybody figured that it happened twice.

Trollheart · 01-29-2018, 11:20 AM

"Once upon a time there was this guy and he lived happily ever after. The end."

rubber soul · 01-29-2018, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

****'s sake! Now you're writing trilogies! You think we have the time to sit down and read all that ****? Readers Digest or nothing, man. We have lives, you know!

Well, not me, obviously, but others do.

Does that mean you're not awaiting Occult's Trilogy Part IV?

Oriphiel · 01-29-2018, 11:48 AM

Ori's One Sentence Stories:

She drifted from outside herself through the hypnotic drone of chirping crickets, and the low hum of bullfrogs, as he pulled away, turning to face the figures in the light.

The closet would have been perfect, if he hadn't already sealed it.

Some regrets only last for a moment, as do some lives.

When his work was finally done, he heard a noise rising up through the planks, a soft whisper, and knew then that he had been too late.

All these years later, she had finally given them back to him, though not all, for she made sure to save the last for what came next.

It wasn't as nice on the peak as I had hoped, but it was enough.

OccultHawk · 01-29-2018, 11:56 AM

The Whacker by OccultHawk

There once was a man who quit his job. Now he masturbates more often.

01-29-2018, 07:17 AM	#522 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Utopia by OccultHawk There once was a man who lived in a very nice house in the country. He never worked a day in his life because black people worked for him for free. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

01-29-2018, 07:21 AM	#523 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Utopia II by OccultHawk There once was woman who loved sex. She had the perfect life pleasing her massa. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

01-29-2018, 07:25 AM	#524 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Utopia III by OccultHawk There once was a man who loved two things: working hard and eating chitlins. He escaped the north and got on with massa. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

01-29-2018, 11:14 AM	#525 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	**'s sake! Now you're writing trilogies! You think we have the time to sit down and read all that *? Readers Digest* or nothing, man. We have lives, you know! Well, not me, obviously, but others do. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

01-29-2018, 11:19 AM	#526 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Eagle's Feather Breaking Bound Branches There once was a story that didn't start off with "there once was...". Everybody figured that it happened twice. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

01-29-2018, 11:20 AM	#527 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	"Once upon a time there was this guy and he lived happily ever after. The end." __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

01-29-2018, 11:48 AM	#529 (permalink)
Oriphiel Ask me how! Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: The States Posts: 5,354	Ori's One Sentence Stories: She drifted from outside herself through the hypnotic drone of chirping crickets, and the low hum of bullfrogs, as he pulled away, turning to face the figures in the light. The closet would have been perfect, if he hadn't already sealed it. Some regrets only last for a moment, as do some lives. When his work was finally done, he heard a noise rising up through the planks, a soft whisper, and knew then that he had been too late. All these years later, she had finally given them back to him, though not all, for she made sure to save the last for what came next. It wasn't as nice on the peak as I had hoped, but it was enough. __________________ ---------------------- \|---Mic's Albums---\| ---------------------- ----------------------------- \|---Deafbox Industries---\| -----------------------------

01-29-2018, 11:56 AM	#530 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	The Whacker by OccultHawk There once was a man who quit his job. Now he masturbates more often. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html Last edited by OccultHawk; 01-29-2018 at 12:20 PM.