On a Roll…..And it’s Splendid! : Writer Chick Talks

On a Roll…..And it’s Splendid!

Posted on October 18, 2007 - Filed Under Humor, Just For Fun, brain farts

Okay, Moe over at the Nook had this screwy idea of doing a rolling post. Each person who has volunteered to participate gets to add 3-4 sentences as their contribution. Our participants are:

Moe tagged the Muse and the Muse tagged moi.

From Moe:

The curtains were drawn against the chill of an early winters evening. The only sound to be heard was a sigh as she poured over one of her interminable lists, this being for the coming weekends dinner party.

She was concerned how she would keep them apart after the recent unpleasantness.
It was unthinkable she not invite them both, but in doing the right thing by them, had created a problem for herself…..

From Poseidons Muse:

Drawing a soothing draught of red wine from her glass, she looked up from her list and stared across the room. A distant memory, like the transient flash of ‘his’ handsome smile, spurned her inner turmoil. She had developed feelings for Steven during her initial tenure at the University. Their first encounter seemed almost cliche. A fateful walk across an autumn campus, a stack of books falling upon golden autumn leaves, polite words spoken, lucid eyes meeting hungrily. Butterflies.

What had begun as an innocent friendship between colleagues (for Amy would later be introduced to Steven as a contemporary) later spurned into a brief, but torrid, romantic affair. When the couple resuscitated themselves from their grey moral vortex, they realised that they would make better friends than bed-fellows and had decided to remain in each other’s lives. Now, Amy had the task of playing chancellor and counsellor to her friend, as he struggled for a sense of equilibrium in his failing marriage. Once again, she sensed the butterflies.

From me:

Amy sealed both invitations, one for Steven and one for Margo, his estranged wife, and adhered a lovely tiffany art stamp to each. “I hope to God, they aren’t still arguing over custody of the dog or the chimp - helluva a dinner topic that will make.” She put the invitations aside for the post office run she would do in the morning and pondered the menu for the party. “Now what dish would both please Steven and compliment his lovely golden curls by candlelight - of course, curry!”

Okay, so I’m tagging Michael to pick this little ditty where I am leaving off. An email will be off to him shortly to inform him of his duty. Let the cheesiness continue!

BTW, if any of you would like to participate, just contact Moe at the Nook and she’ll add you.

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10 Responses to “On a Roll…..And it’s Splendid!”

anonymum on October 18th, 2007 4:00 am

i’m lovin’ that pic! i spat coke everywhere….i really should know better by now shouldn’t i??
just to let you know, i’m keeping it all at the nook as well…i’m gonna turn it into a page of it’s own..
you’ve done a great job i have to say…i loved the curry idea…very apt! thanks for this annie….you’ve done us proud as i knew you would

I know, that pic was irresistible (why can’t I spell anymore?). I knew you’d love it too. WC
observantbystander on October 18th, 2007 5:56 am

Love this! Everybody’s got their own writing style in it - too great.

It’s fun - looking forward to your little twist on this one too. WC
poseidonsmuse on October 18th, 2007 8:30 am

OMG! Good job WC - I was hoping for some satyrical humour in here! Great pic too, by the way (LOL!).

I’m making Curry tonight….

LOL Muse,
I think I’ll drop by for a sample of that curry - make sure you have the red wine and the candles ready. WC
Rahul Sharma on October 18th, 2007 9:04 am

I shall have to check in once it is over…

Might become a classic!

LOL - it may well become a classic - though I think it’s fun to follow it step by step. I know most of the folks involved so I’m looking forward to their takes on it.
WC
anonymum on October 18th, 2007 5:55 pm

i forgot to say…i believe the little tale may now have a title thanks to your little pic how appropriate!

LOL - well dear, that’s just Splendid! Annie
purefnevyl on October 18th, 2007 7:11 pm

Thanks for building the story up. I am proud. I did not add one single profanity to the story. It is the first post ever without one. I wonder if that will be considered historic.

And you done great, honey. Hilarious.
WC
krkbaker on October 19th, 2007 5:16 am

I’ve been reading on Smoke. I checked out Evyl’s bit this morning. Hilarious. This is a great read.

Thanks, Kim
it’s looking pretty good so far.
WC
~m on October 19th, 2007 6:43 pm

I’m sorry Annie, I thought I commented on this and I didn’t. {duh}
Nice job bringing these folks to life.
Loving the curry thang as well. ~m

Tanks, Mikey.
Although, I’m a little vaklemped - I shoulda gone a couple paras, since you guys got in there and dug around so much. I coulda done a lot more with the curry thang. A
~m on October 19th, 2007 6:45 pm

Ask me how my search for an agent is going.
How is it going?
I’m working all weekend. Cell?
keep me posted.
~m

Definitely, ‘cell’ me. No news to report to date. Dang!
A
~m on October 19th, 2007 7:41 pm

Saturday. @6pm, my time?
Keep me posted.
~m

Otay - works for me.
A