Five Shorties You’ll Love
Which of my stories are quickies and quirkies?
I’m not always banging my head against the Trump wall. Yeah, I know he acts like a clown, and America is better than a circus, but I don’t have to keep whistling the same old tune.
When I turn to telling stories, that’s when I love my own writing. I’ll read and re-read a few of my Medium posts because I like them, and if I like them, most likely others will as well.
Give them a go, drop a comment, highlight the lines you love, and then pick five of your faves for me, will you?
Putting the “Gee” into Gender
This fun tale is an example of serendipity synergy. I read another writer’s piece, and thought back to my own experiments in antromingency. Usually they end in an unsatisfying spatter, but this time was different.
Putting the “Me” into Meditation
Meditation is a serious business. Most of the time. Sometimes bliss is part of the journey, not the destination.
D-Day Dairy Diary
Another synergy story. I read another writer’s tale of an apprentice witch milkmaid and what she did in the dairy, and folded it into the D-Day story I was writing at the time — and am still writing, nearly a year later; it’s been a hurdle and a half — to add a bit of pungency to an otherwise plain character. It fits in well with the setting, I think, and possibly happened in real life at that time.
I owe Iowa, eh?
This is such a chestnut, but it’s rooted in reality. America speaks English, but sometimes it’s a mystery as to how the words come out. Easy to get embarrassed when traveling abroad, just by opening your mouth. Here’s how to take precautions.
A nip in the air
Japan — to me — is like a real-life science fiction movie. So many incomprehensible things going on, but at the same time, such elegance and enchantment. This story began as something sweet and innocent, but I saw a way to put some Japanese magic into it. There’s the merest hint half-way through, and if you fall still and listen for the sound of the writer’s thoughts, the ending may not be a surprise. Try it.
Your turn!
So. Do you have five twisty little tales for me? Maybe they aren’t your own, but you think I’d like them. Go on, dig into your Medium memories for some highlights!
Britni
