PHOTO PROMPT © Jeff Arnold
The dull patina of the ancient Underwood drew me in. I caressed a key, imagining the scent of Egyptian spice; cardamom and aniseed.
Thyme? A pun?
I sat.
No bottle of bourbon present, but a glass of red wine would work.
I smiled to myself.
This time out of time, this bit of social distancing, would be exactly what I needed. I would use the sequester to my advantage and create The Great American Novel!
Paper in, enticing me with its blankness, the words began to flow. I could feel it, my masterpiece:
“It was a dark and stormy night.”
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Hats off to that great novelist, Snoopy ;)
(Note – I’ve been away from Friday Fictioneers for a few weeks. Actually, from blogging in general… Glad to be back.)
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Word count = 100
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Love Snoopy! A fun misdirect, Trent. I, too, took the last couple of weeks off blogging. A bit rattled by the quarantine here and hoping to calm down and get into a better routine. Who knows, maybe I’ll write the great American novel (haha). =)
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Thanks! Glad you are back from your little blog break – I hope you are feeling a little better about the “new world order”. And perhaps you will write the great American novel – just don’t start it like this one ;)
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This poem’s topic just caught my eyes.. The Book Within Me. It’s amazingly written.
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Thanks. More of a silly bit of micro-fiction than a poem, but glad you enjoyed.
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Loved it. :)
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Thanks :)
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Good grief! There was me thinking Hemingway and you thinking Snoopy! Lovely twist! You caught the Charlie Brown idiom perfectly – Charles Schulz would have been proud!
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Yeah, I tossed that bottle of bourbon reference in there to head towards Hemingway, but when the words came out, good grief (a great quote!), it was Snoopy’s cliche ;) Thanks!
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Well, he’s off to an imaginative start… ahem :-)
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A very imaginative start… well, I guess it takes great imagination to think it was original ;)
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Snoopy knew how to bang ’em out
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Yes he did! Though I don’t know if he ever got much farther than that opening line…
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I loved the last line, those seven words have often been correct, but tonight it is crisp and clear. Lovely
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I love those 7 words, but same here, we had a beautiful evening.
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Nice to have you back, Trent!
Such a fun read. It flowed beautifully… Now, on to that masterpiece of yours.
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Thanks, Dale. What, you have an issue with my latest masterpiece? ;)
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Not at all ;-)
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You’ve got me hooked with that original opening line – can’t wait to read what happened that nght!
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lol, I’m sure it will be a page turner…
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Laughing at the visual of Snoopy at a keyboard. Welcome back to the Blogging World, Trent.
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I think Snoopy drank rootbeer instead of wine, but.. Thanks! :)
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:)
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Thank you. You made me laugh :)
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One of those days I couldn’t be too serious :)
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Love this 💜
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Thanks. Having some fun :)
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Excellent 💜
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:)
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I am using the extra time to do exactly this – well, get a novel finished, probably won’t be a masterpiece…!
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I just finished a draft of my WIP and have it on hold, so not much writing, but I have been playing (with hands) a lot of music and doing some recording….
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Dear Trent,
You know what they say, “There’s no thyme like the present.” I raise my goblet to you and say welcome back. You’ve been missed. Cheers to Snoopy. ;)
Shalom,
Rochelle
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lol, I figured if we were talking ancient spice, we just had to mention Thyme. Thanks, Rochelle!
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That was great start..haven’t we all traversed that path. Lovely story, Trent ,
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Thanks, Neel. Yes, I think we’ve all been there.
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Super! Very tantalizing prelude. Hope you get it done, in time!
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If I can get passed that opening line, maybe ;) Did Snoopy ever get passed it?
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Ah yes, another masterpiece.
Most of us have produced a few of those.
Until we reread later.
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Yes, we all have written a few of these – sometimes I think that is all I have written ;)
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Doesn’t every author start with that famous line …it was a dark and stormy night. 😄
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Yes, I think everyone has used it at least once. lol
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I liked the sensory detail of the spices
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Thanks. I was trying to contrast the MC’s imagination with what he or she actually writes…
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