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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Three Word Wednesday CXCI

Written for and posted to 3WW
The words this week are:
Abandon, Gradual, and Precise.

Here's mine:
First an American Sentence -
They abandon the steel ship in a precise and gradual fashion.

Followed by an anagramatic Naisaiku..
San Paulo cab ride danger!
could be an anagram of
ABANDON GRADUAL PRECISE
which is an anagram of
Barn dance pairs, glue ado!
26052+10

Then something for The American Sandwich game..
 Poetic Flash Fiction in 51 Syllables.
Write a piece of flash fiction in just three American Sentences.
Allen Ginsberg's American Sentence has seventeen syllables.

Your task is to use as few words as possible to fill the sandwich.
DEVIOUS DAVE
Phew, if they hadn't hit an iceberg they would have made it all the way to America. They abandon the steel ship in a precise and gradual fashion. Dave puts down his book, and looks at Dawn, "Do you fancy a cruise?" he asks. 26052+10/1

And finally My Flash 55
THE TITAN ICEBERG
All dressed up in their finery, and no place to go, but down with the sinking ship. One by one they try to abandon the new steel liner, in a precise and gradual fashion. Most of them prepare to meet their maker. "How would you like to go on a cruise?" Dave asks Dawn quietly.
26052+10/2


Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Three Word Wednesday CXC

Written for and posted to 3WW
The words this week are:
Dread, Grasp, and Pacify.

Here's mine:
First an American Sentence -
I dread to think if she will grasp what it will take to pacify him.


Then an anagramatic NaiSaiKu
Gasp! A drip dry face!!
could be an anagram of
PACIFY DREAD GRASP
which is an anagram of
Pig's parade, fad cry!
19052+10

 Poetic Flash Fiction in 51 Syllables.
Write a piece of flash fiction in just three American Sentences.

Allen Ginsberg's American Sentence has seventeen syllables.
Your task is to use as few words as possible to fill the sandwich.

WENT BALLISTIC
Dave went ballistic, when he found how much Dawn spent on the credit card. I dread to think if she will grasp what it will take to pacify him. Her pet robot will be the first thing to go, or if not, her marriage.
19052+10/1

Finally my Flash 55
ANDROGYNOUS?
Dave nearly had a heart attack when he found the credit card bill stuffed under the sofa. "I always thought that robots were androgynous, twelve thousand dollars for a sex change is ridiculous!" He screamed, as Dawn ran out of the house. "She'll need a brain transplant when I catch her!" He vowed, chasing her.
19052+10/2

SweetTalkingGuy

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Tuesday Challenge??? Phew!!!!

A couple of challenges for you today.
and The American Sandwich game..

Here's my NaiSaiKu:
Man mountain
Triangulation
Pentagon
EQUIANGULAR
Pentagon
Triangulation
Mountain man

The prompt sentence at The American Sandwich game.. is:
Dawn needs to win the lottery before Dave sees the credit card bill.

HERE'S MINE:  
Poetic Flash Fiction in 51 Syllables.

Write a piece of flash fiction in just three American Sentences.
Allen Ginsberg's American Sentence has seventeen syllables.

Your task is to use as few words as possible to fill the sandwich.

CREDIT CRUNCH
Each morning she waits for the postman and hides the letters unopened. Dawn needs to win the lottery before Dave sees the credit card bill. If she doesn't find some money soon, Dave will take her pet robot back.
18052+10/1
What will you write?

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Three Word Wednesday CLXXXIX

Written for and posted to 3WW
The words this week are:
Fear, Ignore, and Weightless.

Here's mine:

First an American Sentence -

The fear was that they would ignore the fact that they were weightless in space.

Followed by an Anagramatic NaiSaiKu..

Westlife's Reggae Rhino!
Could be an anagram of
WEIGHTLESS IGNORE FEAR
Which is an anagram of
We hit single for Grease!
12052+10

Then something for The American Sandwich game..
In this case it's a NanoAmerico^
When man first went to the moon.
The fear was that they would ignore the fact that they were weightless in space.
So they sent a dog.
12052+10/1

Finally My Flash 55:
MOON WALKING
When we first discovered that it could be possible to travel in space, and even send a man up to the moon. Many people wondered who would be chosen. Would it be a pilot without fear, or a weightless politician, or a super fit athlete? Or would we ignore them all and send a dog?
12052+10/2

Without Boundaries

Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Three Word Wednesday CLXXXVIII

Written for and posted to 3WW
The words this week are:
Escape, Hum, and Vibrant.

Here's Mine:
First an American sentence.

Dave told Dawn to hum the hymns and bang the tins, for a vibrant escape.

Then an anagramatic NaiSaiKu ..

Bah! Rap Music Event.
Could be an anagram of
ESCAPE, VIBRANT HUM.
Which is an anagram of
Pub Act! his men rave.
05052+10/1

Or perhaps:

Chav muse: I trap Ben!
could be an anagram of
HUM VIBRANT ESCAPE
which is an anagram of
Vampire eats bunch!
05052+10/2

Followed by:
GAME ONE
Poetic Flash Fiction in 51 Syllables.
Write a piece of flash fiction in just three American Sentences.  

Allen Ginsberg's American Sentence has seventeen syllables.  
Your task is to use as few words as possible to fill the sandwich.

HUM THE HYMNS
Incarcerated but free to write The Ballad of Reading Gaol. Dave told Dawn to hum the hymns and bang the tins, for a vibrant escape. Oscar Wilde would have been proud, as they rose above their situation.
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And finally, my Flash 55:

SOMETHING SPECTACULAR
Create a distraction, light a fire, do something spectacular! How can I disentangle myself from these rusting chains? Incarcerated but free to quote The Ballad of Reading Gaol. Dave tells Dawn to hum the hymns and bang the tins, for a vibrant escape. Oscar Wilde would have been proud, as they rise above their situation.
05052+10/4 


 WITHOUT BOUNDARIES

Sunday, May 02, 2010

Writers Island 2010 #1

Written for and posted to Writers Island.
The prompt this week is 'Message in a bottle'

Here's mine:


BALDERDASH
Mike echo sierra sierra alpha golf echo
Dash dash, dot, dot dot dot, dot dot dot,
Dot dash, dash dash dot, dot.
They got my message but they don’t understand
I sent it in a bottle sealed with a cork
They opened it and ate the pickled note
And this is all I got back in the post
Mike echo sierra sierra alpha golf echo
Dash dash, dot, dot dot dot, dot dot dot,
Dot dash, dash dash dot, dot, what?
02052+10
This is the note that they ate!
SweetTalkingGuy..