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IT WAS IN THE CLAUSE
[FlashXer] EXERCISE: TUESDAY, (CHRISTMAS DAY) DEC. 25, 2007
As most of the world knows today is Christmas Day. It is the season
to be....whatever you want it to be. Hopefully you have had a good
"Eve" and are having a lovely day today. I thought perhaps I should
pass on the prompt today, but then I might be denying you or someone
else from a creative challenge. So I came up with one. If you don't
like
it, sorry. After all, Christmas is YOUR holiday: for me it is a
peripheral.
Have fun, and if you can, make out under that tree. Now that is a
present
worth contemplating....
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT. HONEST, I DIDN'T INTEND TO SHOOT SANTA CLAUS!
Usual rules. 1000 words, and remember any part of the prompt that
works for
you is okay. In the subject line, please your name, the word
accident and the
story title.
If you are motivated to write today, so it. Finish the story, put a
bow on it and
send it to us. It will be your gift to us...a creative flash that we
all need.
Happy Holidays
Irv
Janine's Accident IT WAS IN THE CLAUSE 98 words
It was stated in the clause known as the Santa clause that any person shooting and killing Santa Claus would automatically become the new Santa Claus.
Yes, it was cliché. Yes, it was ironic, but so it was.
The Christmas Robber who had robbed so many houses that night alone, who was startled by Santa and thus shot Santa became the new Santa and was compelled to undo his robbery wrongs for the rest of his life, which was long since Santa lives until the next person kills him.
"Ho, ho, ho! It's off to work I go."
12/30/07
Hi Janine,
Clever twist of words. Repetition drives me up the wall, but in this case it worked and I wasn't driven to near-insanity. The last paragraph dangles. Consequently, this neat little satirical work is most effective if you end it with the weird idea that Santa lives until the next person kills him.
Regards, Mike
1/30/08
Janine,
It's short and clever! We can use it for Issue Eight, due out mid-March.
Alison Ross
Editor, Clockwise Cat
On 1/20/08, sunshine99@safe-mail.net wrote:
IT WAS IN THE CLAUSE By Janine Bouyssounouse
It was stated in the clause known as the Santa clause that any person
shooting and killing Santa Claus would automatically become the new Santa
Claus.
Yes, it was cliché. Yes, it was ironic, but so it was.
The Christmas Robber who had robbed so many houses that night alone, who
was startled by Santa and thus shot Santa became the new Santa and was
compelled to undo his robbery wrongs for the rest of his life, which was
long since Santa lives until the next person kills him.
Bio:
Janine Bouyssounouse lives in South Dakota and works on an educational
website www.edonyourown.com while working as a temp. The term starving
artist can be applied. She was a camp counselor, accounts payable clerk,
wife, textbook buyer, business analyst and teacher. It took all of her
experiences and education to work with at-risk teenagers and convince them
high school graduation was a good idea. Now she tries to help teachers and
parents through creative educational supplementary materials.
MY FIRST PUBLISHED PIECE OF WRITING!!!!!!!!
See issue 8 of
Clockwise Cat
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Last updated 3/26/08