The Retired Colourman: Cutting

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Title: The Retired Colourman: Cutting
Author: gardnerhill                        
Word Count: 60                     
Rating: G
Warning: None
Summary: Every poet's met this guy.

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"Two households, both alike in dignity –"

A groundling shouted "Two wealthy families fight, that's all you need say!"

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"Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent—"

"'Eighty-seven years ago our country began!'" one Gettysburg visitor called to the tall bearded man.

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"I saw the best minds of my generation–"

"Heroin addicts!" a beatnik howled.

Comments

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

There are those who will never appreciate a well turned phrase.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Yeah - and big talk from Mr. "What a lovely thing a rose is" himself.

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Writing is re-writing (when it's not letting it be!).

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

First Draft Theatre Proudly Presents the Adventures of Sherringford Holmes and Ormond Sacker!

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

And poor Watson actually has to live with his heckler ^___^

You've come up with such a creative idea for your 60 - I love it ^_^

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Yeah, poor guy. That Watson never took a poker to Holmes' head is testimony to his restraint.

For this round I've been focusing on taking a particular phrase or scene from the story and building on that.

[debriswoman]

Yep...there is always one:-p

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

And poor Watson has to LIVE with his.