Nov. 27. Maintaining the Machine
I struggled for about an hour with hot water and greaseto force a 5/8" heater hose onto a 3/4" pipe and my armsare all full of gravel and knots and crackle. Laundrydoesn't care, so off I went to the...
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Me paint a scene! Love the N as laundrerer-mechanic. Like my mom and dad rolled into one!
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Great story and character. And it's a word poem. Send it off. You could submit that as flash fiction, too. Or actually, no need to specify (I think).
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Greta, you make me laughToni, Thanks, I may winnow it down a little, it's so thick
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That's really funny at the end, ripping up rags to the Sinatra tune.
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JudyswannI like the details you mention. Master craft. I like the rush of energy both physical and mental in this poem.
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Thanks, Siva, I like yours very much as well for its children-story-book imaginativeness. Three days to go, eh? Mignon -- ...not one to give up on a garment Alison -- welcome to Iowa.
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Toni, I changed the title but Yuku still indexes it under the old...Can you help?
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I'm seeing the title as: Nov. 27. Maintaining the Machine Should it be something else?
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That's it. I guess it just didn't happen right away...not that up on Yuku time sched. Thanks!
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thanks! Iowa eh? i'm not sure why, but this just makes me laugh. though I use the extra-sudsy for everything. brilliant. reminds me of Chris Walken saying to Jimmy Fallon, I'll give it a try! in a...
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You killed that prompt. Good stuff. I love beginning most: "I struggled for about an hour with hot water and grease to force a 5/8" heater hose onto a 3/4" pipe and my arms are all full of gravel and...
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Agree with Sarah - the beginning was superb! Great story and excellent use of the prompt. Love especially "arms...full of gravel and knots and crackle."
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I love to see where this prompt has taken you. A wonderful narrative. I haven't tried this one yet. Have 2 more poems to do, so maybe I will.
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