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Category Archives: Nonsense
Complaint of Vilemir Putanin, seasoned dictator and cleptocrat
(excepts from His diary) … I have sacrificed myself for my country to restore its former glory, and yet what do I get? Jokers gathering in the capital to protest, no doubt riled up by the criminal thugs I put … Continue reading
Posted in Creative writing, Flash fiction, Life, Nonsense, Satire, Surrealism, Sweet dreams and nightmares, Writing
Tagged delusion, diary, dictator, fiction, kleptocracy, nationalism, nightmare, oligarchs, political satire, Putanin, satire, Vilemir, war
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After bathing at Baxter’s
Always a great place to relax, recharge and get some heat during the cold season, and just half a block from Jack’s, where Grace treated us to some of her finest albeit eclectic California cooking. Lots of Lone Stars, tequila … Continue reading
Posted in Creative writing, Flash fiction, Fun, Life, Literature, Music, Nonsense, Time, Writing
Tagged after bathing at baxter's, drinkin, friends, hot spa, Jefferson Airplane, lone star, party, sauna, tequila
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A nice ending for a novel
And so they stood there hand in hand watching the waters of the river flow by until they got bored and left. – James Steerforth Author’s note Novelists usually attempt to wrap up the novel with an ending that packs … Continue reading
Posted in Bland observations, Creative writing, Flash fiction, Fun, Life, Literature, Nonsense, Novel, Novel endings, Novelists, Writing
Tagged fiction, Flash fiction, humor, Novel, novel ending
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Why the Catholic church?
“Why on earth did you drop off a dried-up Christmas tree with some ornaments still in place on the front steps of a Catholic church in April of 1978?” “Well, in an odd way we thought they’d be blessed.” “Blessed?” … Continue reading
Daisy said
Where would I find glass slippers nowadays? – I’d make such a wonderful cinderella! – James Steerforth (© 2018)
Posted in Bland observations, Flash fiction, Fun, Life, Nonsense
Tagged Brothers Grimm, cinderella, fairytale, glass slippers, humor
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Oh memory
Trieste, somewhere near Piazza dell’Unità d’Italia, a youngish woman exiting a gelateria with a cone stacked high. Made me think of a sack due to the shapeless brown dress, which seemed to cover a heavy structure. And immediately I thought … Continue reading
Posted in Bland observations, Cinema, Creative writing, Enigma, Flash fiction, Life, Nonsense, Writing
Tagged clothing, dress, Flash fiction, memory, sack, sack-like, shapeless, short story, Trieste, ultrashort story
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For hire
You see, my immense success is all due to that watch – it all started with that watch, which projects just the right image of wealth and manliness. And now I’m the owner of a nice red car, a monkey … Continue reading
Posted in Creative writing, Fun, Life, Literature, Nonsense, Photography, Satire, Sweet dreams and nightmares
Tagged advertising, coaching, enabling success, manliness, money, monkey, satire, success, watch
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The WTF poem
“WTF – I wonder how that is pronounced…” “Not that easy to say, it being Proto-Srpko-Pannonian. Not at all what you would guess from the spelling. Probably sounded like hwiss, the final f generally being mute for all we know.” … Continue reading
Posted in Bland observations, Fun, Nonsense, Poetry, Writing
Tagged extinct languages, humor, linguistics, old languages, Poetry, WTF
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I could definitely like that cutie
“Hey!” A short-haired blonde with freckles and a turned-up nose had come to a stop to let her Labrador or whatever that big black thing was take a dump at my entrance. “Yes?” “Better clean that up!” A mischievous nod … Continue reading
Posted in Bland observations, Creative writing, Flash fiction, Fun, Life, Literature, Nonsense, Sweet dreams and nightmares, Writing
Tagged 3WW, dog shit, Flash fiction, humor, Labrador, microfiction, mischievous, nod, obedience
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From the memoirs of an addict
… so I found myself taking trains, hopping on buses, taking my car through streets where I knew I’d get stuck in jams to have that extra time I needed for smartphone activity that I could not justify otherwise. – … Continue reading
Posted in Bland observations, Creative writing, Enigma, Flash fiction, Fun, Life, Literature, Nonsense, Satire, Sweet dreams and nightmares, Writing
Tagged addict, addiction, buses, humor, memoirs, smartphone, Tommy H., traffic jams, trains
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Wuthering Quotes
The useful word wuther, which has gone out of use somewhat since its heyday in the 19th century, should be revived and not be restricted to heights* alone! To illustrate how it can be used, there are some literary quotes … Continue reading
Posted in Bland observations, Creative writing, Fun, Literature, Nonsense, Writing
Tagged Emily Brontë, humor, Nonsense, quotes, wuther, wuthering, Wuthering Heights
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Out harrowing
I’d been out harrowing since early morning and was happy to see Maisie walking up, carrying a basket. A break was most welcome. I parked the tractor at the edge of the field and climbed down. “Am I happy to … Continue reading
Posted in Bland observations, Flash fiction, Fun, Life, Literature, Nonsense, Sweet dreams and nightmares, Writing
Tagged 3WW, agriculture, curvy, dialog, Flash fiction, harrow, harrowing, humor, imperfect, Missouri, sketch
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Nostalgia
Life was so resonant in the Obituary Age at Mount Placid… – James Steerforth (© 2015) Three words – obituary, placid, resonant – from 3WW integrated in a piece of nostalgia that is as fake as nostalgia usually is and … Continue reading
Posted in Bland observations, Creative writing, Enigma, Fun, Life, Literature, Nonsense, Satire, Sweet dreams and nightmares, Writing
Tagged 3WW, life, Mount Placid, nostalgia, obituary, resonant, writers on tumblr
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Having only one shirt with me would pose a problem
There I was among high-powered officials, in Paris no less, and with a three-day program of meetings, gatherings, ceremonies and what not! This evening included listening to Charles de Gaulle’s piano recordings we were to absorb from oblong recording media … Continue reading
When shall we three meet again?
When shall we three meet again? (William Shakespeare, Macbeth) Said Fatal: “Never!” Said Glimmer: “There’s always a glimmer of hope!” Said Impartial: “Whom can we get to vote on this?” – James Steerforth (© 2015) Written around fatal, glimmer and … Continue reading
Posted in Bland observations, Creative writing, Enigma, Flash fiction, Fun, Literature, Nonsense, Sweet dreams and nightmares
Tagged 3WW, fatal, glimmer, impartial, Macbeth, play, Shakespeare, theater, when shall we three meet again
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And still bouncing …
Marie-Claire found the bouncing of Monsieur La Clampe on the elastic deeply amusing. The most satisfactory part of it was that it looked like there would be no end to it – the amplitude of the up-and-down movement did not … Continue reading
Circles are round
“But I said that first!” “Yes, possibly. I don’t recall.” “You damn well know it’s the truth.” “Possibly. But that doesn’t change the fact that it made me famous, not you, and that I’ll always be remembered for saying it.” … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Bland observations, Enigma, Flash fiction, Fun, Life, Nonsense, Satire, Sweet dreams and nightmares, Writing
Tagged absurdity, circles are round, fame, glory, grotesque, microfiction, plagiarism, satire
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De profundis
I always have moments of insight of enormous profundity, and they frequently occur in very ordinary places, like a supermarket, doctor’s office, parking lot. Yes, particularly in parking lots. – James Steerforth (© 2015) It’s National Poetry Month, and today’s … Continue reading
Posted in Bland observations, Creative writing, Enigma, Fun, Happy poem, Life, Literature, Nonsense, Poetry, Writing
Tagged insights, napowrimo, ordinary places, Poetry, profundity
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There they were, sincere businessmen
There they were, sincere businessmen, these uncles of mine, sitting around a table in that yellowed 1950s-style office, smoking their cigars and making decisions about me. “He does an OK job,” Otto said. “Usually,” Ernest qualified. “But his tools are … Continue reading
Posted in Bland observations, Creative writing, Flash fiction, Fun, Life, Literature, Nonsense, Satire, Sweet dreams and nightmares, Writing
Tagged Ernest, Flash fiction, grotesque, microfiction, Otto, satire, short story, sincere businessmen
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Steer Forth! 