Danny stared at the clock....
Blocked
Danny stared at the clock. Bulbous maroon letters bobbled in unison, the effects of too much codeine, not enough sleep. His fingers licked the steel tip tops of a rusty typewriter, Singer, 1937 portable, pearl black. Smoke rose, twirling around the carriage in slow Os as he typed.
No.
Not.
Noth.
Nothi.
Nothin.
Nothing comes to mind.
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Comment by: - 2008-03-14 10:46
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Loved it! great combination of words to convey writers block. Computer keyboard, typewriter. no difference. I have sat many a time in front of my computer trying to wrestle some sort of creativity forth.
Good job!
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Comment by: karjon Online- 2008-03-09 18:51
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Excellent - raised a big grin.
Os - not O's - it's plural, not possessive.
Thanks for this.
Cheers
Karen |
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| Very clever, Christopher. But so many words available, you could add so much more. Thanks for sharing. Janet |
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Ah, 'typewriter's block' - a common ailment 30 or 40 years ago. Not seen so much these days as it has largely mutated into 'computational disorder', 'main-server down syndrome' and 'broadbandubosis'.
Tidy write, well within max words, so no problem there, Christopher.
Thanks for the read - Grae:) |
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Oh, this is clever. And it feels so familiar!
Great job. |
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