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06-29-2007, 11:25 AM
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Oh, I am afraid but up to the test 
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06-29-2007, 08:16 PM
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oops--double post
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Last edited by Mairi : 06-29-2007 at 08:32 PM.
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06-29-2007, 08:18 PM
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Haha--that was great! There is something to be said for the tiny but entertaining story. I don't think that I will ever be able to look at a little old lady in a wheelchair with a straight face again. . .
You should write a sequel. . .
Mairi 
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06-29-2007, 08:20 PM
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You know, Grandma could be an interesting character for a longer story--she could be the unlikely hero who saves the day!
Seriously--I'm not making fun here. She would be fun to drop into any story to liven it up. I always love unusual and unexpected characters who make me smile!
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06-29-2007, 08:22 PM
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Silly.
Tickle tickle.
I'd love to inject steroids into my botulism.
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06-29-2007, 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Mairi
You know, Grandma could be an interesting character for a longer story--she could be the unlikely hero who saves the day!
Seriously--I'm not making fun here. She would be fun to drop into any story to liven it up. I always love unusual and unexpected characters who make me smile!
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ye definitely! one story i want to write is a childrens story called: 'Mr Beesby and the box of shadows' which runs along the same lines
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06-30-2007, 02:30 AM
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Simplicity is the heart and soul of sucessful creative writing... I know i cant spell. That was funny and i enjoyed the Weelchair twist at the end. What many people fail to realise is that for the old, everything becomes a challenge.
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06-30-2007, 02:40 AM
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Except for-
being crotchety
ronery
and wealthy.
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06-30-2007, 03:03 AM
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Thanks all, glad you had a laugh. Az and Mairi, you have a good idea here...
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06-30-2007, 03:06 AM
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lol. alright, ill give you that.
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06-30-2007, 03:11 AM
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ha. My aunt's dating an eighty four year old millionaire who just got shipped into the "home."
He once called my cat a negra, not a negro, but a negra, whilst we had a black gentlman over for company.
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06-30-2007, 04:39 AM
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Aimee, thank you for reading my short story. I do not believe grammar is always the most important thing... The feel and pace of the story is.
My opinion. Thanks again for taking the time to read it and comment.
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06-30-2007, 10:31 AM
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Thanks for taking the time to write a story like this. Every time I go to write a story that is short and simple, I just can't seem to make it work. You've given me hope that you can manage to include: character development, suspense, and humor into a very short story successfully. I'll have to just keep trying to do it for myself. Great story.
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06-30-2007, 04:00 PM
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Mobius, you got it. Thank you for understanding the plight of the short story.
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06-30-2007, 04:07 PM
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I'm always dubious about writers who say, in their title, that the piece they've written is going to be funny. The only reason I read your piece is because the title also said it was only 254 words. However, what you've written is very funny, extremely hilarious in fact. The whole work started, it drew me in (I couldn't not continue) and then there was that ending. Bloody brilliant. Keep up the good work. (Don't say your work is funny in the future, humour is an individual opinion)
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