Most weeks, a friend and I set each other a writing challenge. You can see all the results at our On Friday tumblr blog. Most recently we had to come up with a contents page. As one of them was quite festive I thought I'd post them here as a token Christmas gift to anyone who pops over to the blog today. I hope you are having a wonderful time and I wish the very best to you and yours.
Christmas Shopping:
A Collection of Short Stories
1. Gloved Hands, Brushed Hair, Zipped Purse
2. T Shirts Are Expensive
3. Card Shop Claustrophobia
4. Get Outta My Way, Slowfoot
5. We Model Inappropriate Headgear
6. That Book Has Sold Out. Would You Like To Try 'Twilight'?
7. Mid-Town Coffee, Mid-Friendship Crisis
8. For The Person Who Has Everything, I Shall Buy Nothing
9. You Can't Wrap Nothing With This Beautiful Paper
10. Dance Of The Cheesemaker
11. String And Scissors
12. The Short, Tired Journey Home
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THE THIN MAN: An Adventure with Roman Numerals
by Algernon P. Wilberforce
I
In which a thin man with a fine hat and smart shoes is introduced as our hero.
II
In which our hero discovers he has an identical twin.
III
In which our hero discovers he is, in fact, one of triplets.
IV
In which one evil triplet buries our hero headfirst as part of a cunning plan while the other triplet vanishes without a trace.
V
In which our hero contemplates his sorry fate while remaining buried.
VI
In which our hero is discovered by a passer-by.
VII
In which help is enlisted.
VIII
In which a crowd gathers.
IX
In which our hero is rescued and meets an attractive young lady in a particularly tight corset.
X
A diversion, in which we discover something of the young lady’s past.
XI
In which, undeterred by her dubious background, our hero proposes to his newfound love.
XII
In which they live happily ever after.
Splendid. Christmas shopping is why the English aren't allowed guns.
Posted by: Rachel Green | December 25, 2012 at 09:12 AM