“Check out that old man talking to that tortoise.”
“What do you think he’s saying?”
“I almost didn’t recognize you.”
“Why, I- you – I haven’t seen you since-“
“- that kiss. When you said…”
“I could change.”
“Have you? Are you ready to come out of your shell?”
“I still think we should take it slow.”
“Really? Won’t stick your neck out? Take a risk?”
“Well, uh, I, uh…”
“Look, I changed. It’s your turn. Shall I kiss you?”
“That man is still talking to the tortoise. Ugh! Now they’re kissing.”
“OMG! He turned into a tortoise!”
“Freaky!”
By Geoff Le Pard, Rodeo Leader
Writers are notorious people watchers. It’s a small miracle we don’t get done for stalking more often. Part of that idea — thieving we do involves listening to what people say — phrases, the modes of speech, dialect, etc. People convey ideas and feelings with words. [READ MORE…]
So, those pesky rules:
- Every entry must be 99 words, no more, no less. You can have a title outside that limit.
- It’s dialogue only. Everything inside speech marks, please. (American and British styles both accepted.)
- Any genre, time, place, just let us know via words. If you can world build a fantasy, hats off! (Oh, by the way, I bloody loathe the overuse of the exclamation mark. Be very sparing or my prejudices may show through.
- It’s a conversation so you need two characters at least. But can you have a conversation with yourself? With…
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This cracked me up! So clever, D. Fantastical and droll at the same time. I got such a kick out of it. 🙂
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Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. It’s quite a picture.
Head to the Ranch and enter Mr. Le Pard’s challenge if you haven’t already.
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I’m flying out in a few days to take care of my parents again, D., so I’m taking it easy on the writing front. I loved the rodeo last year and hope to participate again next year. 🙂
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Then I’m wishing you well with that venture.
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Hahaha, love it. It has some similarities to the one I entered in the contest. It’s a great contest. I hope you entered too, oh, Queen of dialog. 🙂 I invited Hub to read my story, his only response was that he would have included something about ‘sticking one’s neck out’. My response was that I didn’t. It’s not surprising I don’t invite him to read very often. He’d probably like your story. 🙂
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Hi Norah. Glad you liked my story. I’ll not be competing. I had thought to this year but have decided against it. Good luck to you, I’ll have to wait to read it.
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I’m pleased you are writing and sharing your stories. I always enjoy reading them.
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Thank you. Your support has always meant a lot.
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As has yours for me. 🙂
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Lovely twist.
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Yes, thank you. It’s not always the tortoise or frog that needs to change.
Thank you for dropping by.
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I’ve enjoyed my visit, and am looking forward to reading more 🙂
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You stuck out your neck and hit the sweet humor spot with this one, D.!
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