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Twitter Tales
Post an entire story twitter style: in 140 characters (or fewer). For those not familiar with Twitter, a character counts as any letter, space, or punctuation mark. You can use #dailylit if you decide to tweet it out. Many thanks to reader DominiqueM for the suggestion.
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In my office,a troubled dame.Took the case,followed leads,took beatings.Then,on the street,I told her the answer,held her in my arms until the cops took away.
Aug 23, 2011 9:08 am
by Golem100 -
Grammy Dee,smell the tulips!Sue pulled Dee to the tulips.She knelt,sniffed,looked up.Saw her Mom,Dad,oh god,Jason!She rose on young legs,ran to them
by Golem100 -
Sue held Jim in his unform.His squad got on the plane.War raged.Sue got the visit,grieved,remarried.She held Bob.His squad got on the plane.War raged.
by Golem100 -
Born in '12,at 16 Jim doctored in evniro sci.At 25,a politician,no bills of his passed.At 45,when the Rain came,he watched,from his glass shelter,steel dissolving.
by Golem100 -
Revised:
In my office,a troubled dame.Took the case,followed leads,took beatings.Then,on the street,I told her the answer,held her in my arms until cops took her away.
by Golem100 -
Grad school: took classes, TAed, passed quals, did research, wrote dissertation, successfully defended it, earned PhD.
Sep 1, 2011 10:11 am
by Dronak -
Pa does wrong & goes 2 jail. Leaves Ma 2 care for home & kids. Pa expects a party upon his release. No party 4 Pa. Just a home-cooked meal.
Sep 1, 2011 9:18 pm
by moengey -
don't tweet, like 2 eat sugar beet. can't run, no fun, smelly feet. feelin' punk, in a funk. what to do?
i'll see you!Sep 2, 2011 12:33 pm
by DayLily -
No big deal. Life is surreal.
He's behind bars, not in them.
Got the raw deal. Can't seem to self-heal.
Must leave, or remain his victim.
by moengey -
i live in a gloomy city.everyday, people work hard and pray for a better tomorrow but that day never comes.its frustrating to be here but once you enter there is no escape.
Sep 6, 2011 7:05 am
by snelly -
I used to have dreams, but I twittered my life away.
Sep 27, 2011 11:50 am
by artofambivalence -
She stood on the sidewalk. Wearing her yellow boots under her yellow umbrella. Catching teardrops under the rain.
Nov 16, 2012 9:53 pm
by narami