Thread: 01/16/09 - The Author

Hello, Dear Writers, and welcome to the first LM of 2009! Your challenge this round is:

The Author
In 500 words or less, and in keeping with the rules and guidelines of WF, write (well, let's leave that open to your choice) in the style of Dr. Seuss.

Submissions may only be posted in this thread or in the thread provided in the Writers' Workshop (you must provide a link to your submission in this thread if you opt to use the Writers' Workshop). Everyone is welcome to participate. Note: Judges are welcome to participate, but their entries cannot receive a score.

Submissions will be accepted until midnight my time, Jan. 30th (2 weeks)
Judging period: Jan 31st - Feb 6th
Results will be posted on or before Feb 7th

Good luck to everyone!

Your judges for this round are:
Katastrof
Raging Hopeful
Tiamat10
yours truly (me)

OOOO!! I'm looking forward to judging this one!!

Me too!

*gasp* What happens if no one submits? Can I judge the next one if it comes down to nixing this one???

*is very concerned*

I love Dr. Seuss. Can't wait to submit an entry! Looks like I only have a few days to do it.

This entry is 222 words, not including the title. I wish other people would submit too, because I enjoy reading the entries and this challenge is fun.
Peggy and her puppy named Wuppy

I couldn't help thinking about it,
but I would love some grand strawberry pie.
Food found in supermarkets were boring and bland,
it makes my eating mood poor.
Pouring the wine, I whined to myself about my shopping spree yesterday:
accessories galore.
I found some fame in my community too.
My nickname is Shopping-Spree-Peggy.
Lazy people also call me SSP.
Twenty is a great age to browse through the pages of a story.

My puppy, Wuppy hopping around me,
made me feel happy.
Fluffy white fur,
which caused some awes to occur.
She liked to dance
in the hope of finding romance.
She too young for that,
but she won't get stung by heartache,
I'll make sure of that.
Walks the cute walk
and woofs the cute woof,
but don't be decided;
I've received several bites from her before.

I still care for her;
I just gave her huge scares.
I enjoy reading to my dog,
although I'm not sure she understands me.
If I compared my dog to a top model,
that model shall surely struggle.
The boyfriends I have,
won't stop Wuppy being my best friend.

I take her everywhere,
from Tokyo to Angleterre.
A good thing my Daddy is very rich,
and loves us both very much.
He's a top author and dedicates them all to me.

Perhaps you would like to come shopping with me and my puppy, Wuppy sometime?

She stands in line for the bread,
Twiddling her thumbs, rubbing her head,
Trying to keep warm,
Trying to keep form,
As her babies sleep hungry in bed.

It shifts as the day goes by,
But no one moves or blinks an eye,
When the snow starts to fall,
When the breeze becomes a squall,
Freezing their will in place,
Heads slumped down without face.

Like a millipede it advances by inches,
Yet not one brown segment flinches,
As the wind attacks their coats,
As cold despair moves up their throats.
A thousand legs with a single plight;
How will I feed my family tonight?

Icicles grow on their hearts,
As the evening sun departs,
And the worm of a line dies,
Slowly withering in its demise,
Breaking apart from the slice of a blade;
A sign that reads: “Closed for the day”.

So alone in the snow she treads,
Back home is where she heads,
To open the door,
And to wish once more,
That her babies weren’t hungry in bed.

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Ya I know, but that's all I got.

Ferret One
Ferret Two
Ferret plays
Ferret poos

Paint can perched on the edge of the chair
Oh no ferrets, you don't dare!
But yes they do, they aim a hop
Knock the can and the top goes "POP"

On the carpet, on the cat
Now it's a BLUE cat in the hat!
Cat runs screaming down the hall
Ferrets give chase, having a ball

I stare blankly at the spilled "midnight shore"
Tiny blue pawprints mark the floor
Boxes upended, blankets all strewn
I sigh and quickly leave the room

When the roomies get home and start to shout
I claim I wasn't here, I had gone out.

Author's Note:

This was fun. Those of you who didn't submit just suck. That is all.

Hi.
I am a bunny.
A funny bunny.

A funny bunny who has his merits,
For bunny or not, I don't like carrots.

You see...

Bunny hops I like to do
I like to run around the room and chew
On things that don't belong to me
Unless you give me celery

I don't like carrots or cucumbers
Or even juicy yamglumbers
No leafy greens or apple slices
Only a celery stick suffices

I hop
I flop
I plop
I bop
I run and play and eat nonstop

I won't eat carrots like the rest.
I've tried.
They simply don't digest.

Oh look, here comes my human now
With something in hand for me to chow
Crunchy and green, I think I see.
Oh please, let it be celery

Wiggle, wiggle
Sniffy sniff
Now that's a different kind of whiff

Here it comes
I have my doubts
Oh, no!
She gave me Brussels sprouts!

I can’t!
I won’t!
I couldn’t!
I don’t!

Hey, wait! Don’t go!
Come back! Hello?

Awww.

I am a bunny with a rumbly tummy.

Yucky.
Icky.
Eew. Eew. Eew.
I think I’d rather eat my poo.

But wait, what is that over there?
It might be tasty, I do declare.
I think I smell a wholesome vapor
Coming from that there newspaper.

Crunch, crunch. Crunchy, crunch.
Rip. Tear. Shred.
Hmmmmm…
I think I’ll eat this instead.

Yes, I am a funny bunny.
Who doesn’t care for hay and honey
I’ll go for parsley
Less than sparsely
And as for kale
It won’t prevail

So take heed my little human friend
This is what I would recommend
If you should want your bunny’s affection
Don’t make him eat the business section

Bollocks. The submission rate is pitiful!!

Not that the submissions thus far aren't wonderful and making up for the lack of the rest!

Dr Who?

Originally Posted by qwertyman

Dr Who?

Wrong doctor!

Have ye no Google to go to?

Er... excuse me that was my submission.

"Submission! Submission!" Qwertyman pouts
"Submission! Submission!" Platoon Leader insists
"Submission! Submission!" Copyeditor shouts
But it's against Dominatrix no one can resist!