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pondspider
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by pondspider » Wed Oct 15, 2014 7:57 am
jwaldron2508 wrote:In the morning while driving to work
the shadowy trees loom above the road
only sometimes lumbering away from the light.
Trees
lumbering from the light. Yeah. And I guess if a few of them got together they could have a
log jam session.
Nice one. More please

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by dookiedan » Wed Oct 15, 2014 1:00 pm
i wrote this one on a plane yesterday - Atlanta to Houston:
A cough from the dame in 1A sends droplets through the cabin. I might not mind catching what she has. Ebola rides in coach.
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pondspider
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by pondspider » Wed Oct 15, 2014 3:47 pm
Algernon Sydney is Dead wrote:jwaldron2508 wrote:...shadowy trees loom above the road
only sometimes lumbering away from the light.
Did they really
lumber away or did they
larch away?
Welcome aboard, Jwaldron2508!
My wife went on holiday to a tree plantation.
Acacia?
No. She went of her own accord.
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unreliable narrator
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by unreliable narrator » Wed Oct 15, 2014 6:03 pm
There was chaos at the Coulrophobia Society's meeting last Friday when the news spread... the circus is coming to town.

"We shall see that at which dogs howl in the dark, and that at which cats prick up their ears after midnight."
HP Lovecraft
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unreliable narrator
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by unreliable narrator » Wed Oct 15, 2014 7:02 pm
Once more, I kiss my baby son goodnight.
Once more, he looks up at me in wonder.
Returning to the grave I pray, "Once more."
"We shall see that at which dogs howl in the dark, and that at which cats prick up their ears after midnight."
HP Lovecraft
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by The_Hol-Man » Wed Oct 15, 2014 7:57 pm
unreliable narrator wrote:Once more, I kiss my baby son goodnight.
Once more, he looks up at me in wonder.
Returning to the grave I pray, "Once more."
I love it! Spooky and touching at the same time. Nicely done!
-Andy
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pondspider
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by pondspider » Wed Oct 15, 2014 9:41 pm
unreliable narrator wrote:There was chaos at the Coulrophobia Society's meeting last Friday when the news spread... the circus is coming to town.

First it was "kelpie", now "coulrophobia". But that is one word I really ought to have known

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Algernon Sydney is Dead
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by Algernon Sydney is Dead » Wed Oct 15, 2014 10:21 pm
unreliable narrator wrote:Once more, I kiss my baby son goodnight.
Once more, he looks up at me in wonder.
Returning to the grave I pray, "Once more."
Sa-weet! Nicely done, indeed.
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pondspider
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by pondspider » Thu Oct 16, 2014 12:06 am
Our life bubbles extend before us for most of our existence.
At some point they begin to shrink.
Sometimes they just pop.
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by jwaldron2508 » Thu Oct 16, 2014 12:19 am
sharp and quick, the blow, accurate
while looking stricken she had raised her hands in defense
yes! she caught your eye!
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pondspider
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by pondspider » Thu Oct 16, 2014 2:01 pm
Finding his feet, he sat on the chair to put them on.
It was then he saw the problem. He'd left his hands in his other jacket.
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pondspider
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by pondspider » Thu Oct 16, 2014 2:04 pm
jwaldron2508 wrote:sharp and quick, the blow, accurate
while looking stricken she had raised her hands in defense
yes! she caught your eye!
I didn't understand this the first three times I read it. I
think I do now
I'm not certain, but I think punctuation is a requirement in Twabbles

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by unreliable narrator » Thu Oct 16, 2014 2:11 pm
pondspider wrote:Finding his feet, he sat on the chair to put them on.
It was then he saw the problem. He'd left his hands in his other jacket.
Great!

"We shall see that at which dogs howl in the dark, and that at which cats prick up their ears after midnight."
HP Lovecraft
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by Nocturnist » Thu Oct 16, 2014 5:34 pm
My first post here!
Tortured for uncounted days
Walking without rest
And the screams
terrible screams
Finally, the exit
"Welcome to Ikea"
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by Algernon Sydney is Dead » Thu Oct 16, 2014 6:05 pm
Nocturnist wrote:Tortured for uncounted days
Walking writing without rest
And the screams
terrible screams
Finally, the exit
"Welcome to Ikea *DC*"
Ominous parallels!
Welcome to Drabblecast, Nocturnist!
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by pondspider » Thu Oct 16, 2014 8:53 pm
Vlad was catching up on lost sleep after several nights on the village.
He woke briefly as the wooden stake was driven in.
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by Algernon Sydney is Dead » Fri Oct 17, 2014 8:29 am
Yes, I might not be well-adjusted or sane by any measure of the words, but that just means I have more options to work with.
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by unreliable narrator » Fri Oct 17, 2014 6:50 pm
Algernon Sydney is Dead wrote:Yes, I might not be well-adjusted or sane by any measure of the words, but that just means I have more options to work with.
Nice!

"We shall see that at which dogs howl in the dark, and that at which cats prick up their ears after midnight."
HP Lovecraft
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by unreliable narrator » Fri Oct 17, 2014 7:19 pm
The desperate screams and the rattling of chains were becoming a nightly incident... I'd have to sedate grandma again.
"We shall see that at which dogs howl in the dark, and that at which cats prick up their ears after midnight."
HP Lovecraft