I'm very fond of this site, with its cool colours and graphics. So it makes me happy that they have published one of my favourite flashes, After a Long Illness, Quietly at Home. I wrote this for a challenge set by Tania Hershman (Hi, Tania!), who required consecutive sentences beginning with letters which would spell out FLASH. Instead of restricting my narrative flow, I found this challenge liberated a story which found a very special place in my heart. Thanks, Tania, for this and the opportunity yesterday to talk writing for three hours - bliss.
Tuesday 22 September 2009
Right Hand Pointing
I'm very fond of this site, with its cool colours and graphics. So it makes me happy that they have published one of my favourite flashes, After a Long Illness, Quietly at Home. I wrote this for a challenge set by Tania Hershman (Hi, Tania!), who required consecutive sentences beginning with letters which would spell out FLASH. Instead of restricting my narrative flow, I found this challenge liberated a story which found a very special place in my heart. Thanks, Tania, for this and the opportunity yesterday to talk writing for three hours - bliss.
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Nice, Sarah. I really liked the "For what it's worth" paragraph, and the bit about how it was a lonely sort of love. Truly heartfelt details.
Thanks, Madeline, I'm glad you found it heartfelt. That's a lovely compliment and much appreciated.
Cool story and cool place. Congrats!
Thanks, Nik!
Fabulous. Looks like you nailed it. All those FLASH letters snuck in there create an amazing rhythm that I really like. Such attention to detail usually ends up in a piece that is rich with carefully chosen words. Honing into a part of the brain, I think, we don't always access.
Thanks, Gay. It's an exercise I'd thoroughly recommend. Like you said, opening up other areas of the brain.
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