Thread: My Kind of Writing

Wine is also good for the host -it numbs him/her to the nasty or sarcastic comments. Wine keeps the host smiling

Have you been told nasty stuff whilst at dinner parties??

Originally Posted by Divus

Ah I think I live on a different planet to Nacian.

I was always told never to experiment on one's friends with cooking - give them something you know how to cook and preferably what you know your friends
will like to eat. Choosing to leave a half eaten plate is an embarassment for both host and guest.

As for wine, marvellous stuff - it creeps up on the guests. It loosens their tongue. Encourages them to say what they really think.

Wine is also good for the host -it numbs him/her to the nasty or sarcastic comments. Wine keeps the host smiling.
Then it becomes the excuse for the host when bored to go to sleep in the arm chair.

Trouble is, I can't think of a literary equivalent for either the red or the white..

Wine means Red to me.
White means Champagne.
There is no in between for me anyway.
Do tell....why has the host fallen asleep??

Originally Posted by The Backward OX

I think we all live on a different planet to Nacian.

Oh no...why do you say that haha..

Have I ever gone to sleep at a dinner party???? Lots of times.
Have I ever got up from the table and gone to my armchair? Increasingly with ageing
Have I ever gone to bed, whilst the guests were still in the house? I have been known to.

I don't do the cooking, nor the inviting, nor the washing up.
'Her indoors' does all that and on most occasions she does a pretty good job.
But she doesn't post on writing forums.

As for hearing 'nasty' stuff - well depends on what you mean by 'nasty'.

Haha...I was quoting what you had said about wine and host and how it helped keeping things smoothish.
Something about comments??

The structure is that of a prose poem, not a good choice for your subject in my opinion. The idea is good, but the execution incongruent in several places. I suggest you trying sprinkling in a little '2nd person' in this, using the word YOU, to draw the reader in.
Thanks

Thank you that for jim rose..that is a brilliant idea.
Will put that into practice next time