When folding stories, I find it a lot better
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When folding stories, I find it a lot better than drinking on St. Patrick's day. Too many drunks in Andetsdonville, my mum complained. Better to fold storied, she told me whilst
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preparing the fireworks that she would launch into the attics of the neighbors she despised. "So many yahoos about on these so-called drinking holidays," Mum mused. St. Patrick's D
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ay wasn't about the Leprechauns or the Pot O Gold at the end of the Rainbow any more. It was about drinking green beer, lots of it and then, who would get lucky in
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taking the fair maiden's hand. She was a geunine silkie, soft coat and long-flowing hair. All the leprechauns would've given up their gold coins just to be with her, "Shoshanna".
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"Will you be my bride?" She blushed and slowly nodded her head. This is a dream come true! Shoshanna and Shoshinnie, happily ever after.
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But when Shoshanna awoke from her dream only to find her dog Wuffles snoring in her face, she despaired. Had Shoshinnie been only a figment of her fantasies? She could still see
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traces of her neon fright wig scattered about the cold bare floor and the half eaten chicken sandwhich on the window sill.
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By the time that Tina Laguna got to the scene the chicken sandwich had already been tagged & bagged. She had no trouble finding where it had been because the ants found it first.
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The ants were bright red and crawling all over the stains that she could see in the carpet. The sandwich had left a nasty musterd stain and Tina could only immagine the annoyance o
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f the landlord when he learned he’d have to call both an exterminator and a carpet cleaner. Tina chose not to deal with his wrath and decided to move out and not renew her lease.
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- Started
- 2016-03-16 20:08:04
- Finished
- 2018-03-08 11:30:46
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Woab Mar 08 2018 @ 12:56
Note: This story took 8 days shy of two years to complete. But AnalogJim's line made it worth the wait.
AnalogJim Mar 10 2018 @ 01:45
That's very cool of you to say, Woab, but to be honest, your "figment of her fantasies" triggered my line. It pretty much wrote itself after that.
Woab Mar 10 2018 @ 11:09
Those are always the best kind. I could instantly picture the synthetic rainbow curlies on the floor and the abandoned sandwich on the sill, lit by the dim light of a cloudy morning.
LordVacuity Mar 10 2018 @ 16:18
Oh, that is right. Tina Laguna works nights at the Omaha Love Doll plant.