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- Thu Aug 29, 2013 9:08 am
- Forum: Drabbles
- Topic: Spring, Unwinding
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1551
Spring, Unwinding
The flowers clicked gently in the breeze. Intrigued, I plucked one. The stem was oddly stiff, and it broke with a metallic ping. Inside, it was hollow, a tube with a long, thin cam shaft running down it. The petals, blunt and angular, gleamed copper-bright and polished. I looked up from my prize. Th...
- Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:39 am
- Forum: Drabbles
- Topic: We Were Conquistadors
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3915
Re: We Were Conquistadors
It's worth noting that altruism is also hard-wired into our genes. We're monkeys, but we're social monkeys.
- Sat Aug 24, 2013 7:10 pm
- Forum: Drabbles
- Topic: Drabble: "The Only Good Indian Is"
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2015
Re: Drabble: "The Only Good Indian Is"
The problem is that his uniqueness pushes him into "Magical Negro" territory, where it's okay to have heroic or wise minorities, but only insofar as they are benevolent toward the majority. They get to be exceptional, but they can't be normal; they're still locked into their "other" category. Not sa...
- Sat Aug 24, 2013 3:35 pm
- Forum: Drabbles
- Topic: Manifest Destiny (relocation theme)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1285
Re: Manifest Destiny (relocation theme)
Nah, Strawman. They're not turning around. They're coming from the other side.
- Sat Aug 24, 2013 3:33 pm
- Forum: Drabbles
- Topic: Drabble: "The Only Good Indian Is"
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2015
Re: Drabble: "The Only Good Indian Is"
I dunno. It's still a pretty racist phrase...Varda wrote:This was awesome. What a way to turn that phrase on its head.
I do like the image of the dead man charging around, silently doing superheroic feats for inexplicable reasons. I may have to steal the idea at some point.
- Sat Aug 24, 2013 3:31 pm
- Forum: Drabbles
- Topic: We Were Conquistadors
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3915
Re: We Were Conquistadors
The title on this one sent me haring off, looking for other pop culture references and trying to find the "joke" that I appeared to be missing. Perhaps just "Conquistadors"?
Sing Down
This is the song that ends the world. Because it is about the end of the world, it is a sad song. Because it is a song, it is joyful. This is not a contradiction. The song that ends the world must contain the world. To end is to stop; to stop is to oppose; to oppose is to be equal to. Do you suppose...
- Tue Jul 23, 2013 5:35 am
- Forum: Drabbles
- Topic: Here There Everywhere
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1450
Here There Everywhere
Joey says he’s being hunted by a therewolf. I tell him to stop being a smartass. The “were” in werewolf means “man.” Same root as “virile.” Joey’s a dork. No, says Joey, it’s not like that. It’s not a wolf that turns into a man or anything. I tell him that doesn’t excuse the pun. No, says Joey, it’s...
- Sat Jul 20, 2013 8:23 pm
- Forum: Drabbles
- Topic: AutoNoggin3000 (Simulations Theme)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2286
Re: AutoNoggin3000
This is why it asks you if you're sure before you delete anything in the System folder.
- Thu Jul 18, 2013 6:03 am
- Forum: Drabbles
- Topic: On Saturday Night
- Replies: 1
- Views: 454
On Saturday Night
I left God in the hospital waiting room, and mostly I was honest when I told myself it was politeness. Satan was reaching through the slot on the vending machine. I stood over him, arms akimbo. “What do you think you’re doing?” “Came for a visit,” he said, rolling one eye up at me. “God doesn’t need...
- Fri Jul 05, 2013 7:34 am
- Forum: Drabbles
- Topic: Imagination Is A Wonderful Thing
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6656
Re: Imagination Is A Wonderful Thing
Does anyone else own the giant twenty-pound collector's edition of *all* of the Calvin & Hobbes strips in three massive volumes? (This is on top of my full set of the softback collections, purchased with allowances and after-school job paychecks as they came out.)
Just me, huh?
Just me, huh?
- Fri Jul 05, 2013 7:31 am
- Forum: Drabbles
- Topic: Lovecraft (you'll never guess the theme)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2053
Re: Lovecraft (you'll never guess the theme)
Apropos of nothing, I still have a photo somewhere that I took while lost in Michigan. We found an, ahem, adult novelty/lingerie store. Called "Lovecraft." Clearly they were thinking "Like warcraft, but love! The craft of love! It's perfect!" It did not bring to my mind the image they were probably ...
- Tue Jul 02, 2013 2:57 pm
- Forum: Drabbles
- Topic: Dan's Pantheon
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1377
Re: Dan's Pantheon
Lucky it wasn't Khorne-bread...
- Tue Jul 02, 2013 6:36 am
- Forum: Drabbles
- Topic: Masking Tape
- Replies: 4
- Views: 936
Masking Tape
When they finally got the awful textured wallpaper off, they discovered the door. It had been painted over a dozen times. The paint was so thick that you could barely see the outline of the frame. “Where do you think it even goes?” he asked, working with the chisel. “I thought this was basically dir...
- Fri Jun 21, 2013 4:18 am
- Forum: Drabbles
- Topic: Life's Short, So Write Verbs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1353
Re: Life's Short, So Write Verbs
Verrrrrrrrrrrrrrbs!
- Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:14 am
- Forum: Drabbles
- Topic: Structural Decay
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4177
Re: Structural Decay
Nice to see you guys, too.
Bonus points if you can correctly guess what the words were before I replaced them...
Bonus points if you can correctly guess what the words were before I replaced them...
- Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:04 am
- Forum: Drabbles
- Topic: Among the Lost
- Replies: 2
- Views: 654
Among the Lost
The bag slipped. A potato chip fell into the crack between the couch cushions. I reached in after it. My arm went in and down. I felt loose change slide past my fingers. I found an old battery. Why stop there? I wondered. I slid deeper, down to the springs, down to the carpet, and the bare concrete....
- Tue Jun 11, 2013 4:30 am
- Forum: Drabbles
- Topic: Structural Decay
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4177
Structural Decay
He got up, just like every morning, and shut off the alarm clock. He brushed his teeth and got dressed. He didn’t notice anything odd until he got to the kitchen and tried to verb the eggs. He blinked and looked down at the saucepan, where the nouns still sat, verbing. “What?” he verbed. He tried to...
- Tue May 21, 2013 4:58 am
- Forum: Drabbles
- Topic: Lost the Will to Live
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1910
Lost the Will to Live
The lamppost was tilted at a sharp angle. Glass and plastic shards littered the asphalt. Yellow police tape surrounded the wreckage. “Found it like this, sir,” said Chapman. “No sign of the occupant except for that.” He pointed to the spreading red puddle. The detective knelt and dipped a finger in ...
Re: I'm Done
Ha! Nice.