Bouvre Posted May 2, 2018 Posted May 2, 2018 I know there's a high chance somebody will move this to arts and literature, but I'm only here to let people know I'll be putting quality short stories in my sig every day to commemorate the occasion. 3
Bouvre Posted May 2, 2018 Author Posted May 2, 2018 36 minutes ago, stilgar said: Once upon a time, the end. I love six-word stories, like "No taxidermist loved his daughter more." 1 1
GunStarHero Posted May 2, 2018 Posted May 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Bouvre said: I love six-word stories, like "No taxidermist loved his daughter more." "The smallest coffins are the heaviest." 1 1 1
Ginguy Posted May 2, 2018 Posted May 2, 2018 2 hours ago, Bouvre said: I love six-word stories, like "No taxidermist loved his daughter more." "Gin and tonic" he whispered sadly.... 1 1
nameraka Posted May 2, 2018 Posted May 2, 2018 one of my faves. margaret atwood, "happy endings" http://www.napavalley.edu/people/LYanover/Documents/English 123/English 123 Margaret Atwood's HappyEndings.pdf 2
nameraka Posted May 2, 2018 Posted May 2, 2018 also "until gwen" by dennis lehane one of the best uses of 2nd person pov i've seen. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/06/until-gwen/302966/ 1
Drunkenwarrior Posted May 2, 2018 Posted May 2, 2018 2 hours ago, Bouvre said: I love six-word stories, like "No taxidermist loved his daughter more." Try my special zippity bop pudding
Bouvre Posted May 2, 2018 Author Posted May 2, 2018 1 hour ago, nameraka said: also "until gwen" by dennis lehane one of the best uses of 2nd person pov i've seen. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/06/until-gwen/302966/ I think you have shared this before with me, and it definitely has potential for being put in my sig on a later date!
Bouvre Posted May 2, 2018 Author Posted May 2, 2018 1 hour ago, nameraka said: one of my faves. margaret atwood, "happy endings" http://www.napavalley.edu/people/LYanover/Documents/English 123/English 123 Margaret Atwood's HappyEndings.pdf Atwood is an incredible short story writer. It's a shame it doesn't get the same press as her novels. Though no short story really does 1
Bouvre Posted May 2, 2018 Author Posted May 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Ginguy said: "Gin and tonic" he whispered sadly.... Mine was somebody else's. Was this yours? This is quite good
Ginguy Posted May 2, 2018 Posted May 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Bouvre said: Mine was somebody else's. Was this yours? This is quite good It's mine. I appreciate the compliment. 1
Mix Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 3 hours ago, nameraka said: one of my faves. margaret atwood, "happy endings" http://www.napavalley.edu/people/LYanover/Documents/English 123/English 123 Margaret Atwood's HappyEndings.pdf dude, this really fucked me up....is it that good or am I just that high? 1
nameraka Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 32 minutes ago, Mix said: dude, this really fucked me up....is it that good or am I just that high? i'm sure being high helps. i do love how she nonchalantly dissects the genre, thumps you three times in the forehead with brutal truth, and then just turns on a dime, shrugs like it's no big thing, and walks away while casually tossing the meaning of life over her shoulder. ...that heartless bitch. 1
Mix Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 23 minutes ago, nameraka said: i'm sure being high helps. i do love how she nonchalantly dissects the genre, thumps you three times in the forehead with brutal truth, and then just turns on a dime, shrugs like it's no big thing, and walks away while casually tossing the meaning of life over her shoulder. ...that heartless bitch. I thought I was reading some light entertainment, then the world shifted on it's axis ever so gently.... It was so effortless I didn't even know it was happening till it happened....
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