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March 18th, 2015 at 7:22 pm
Oh dear. Anyone seeking quiet should never go where the wild things are. Hope that tent keeps out the “rustlers,” whatever they are. Fun read.
March 18th, 2015 at 10:12 pm
I was envisioning this as a jungle, so I don’t know if thin nylon will do the trick, but we can always hope. Maybe it’s just a rabbit. 🙂
March 18th, 2015 at 9:29 pm
An out of the box writing style….Really nice!
March 18th, 2015 at 10:12 pm
I felt stuck this week and when I feel stuck, I try to strike out in an unexpected direction. Glad you liked it.
March 18th, 2015 at 10:14 pm
I like the story, David, but for me this week the visual poetry seemed to detract a bit from the quality. (Yeah, that’s my way of saying I miss your usual fare.) Still, you served up a full and unique tale.
All my best,
Marie Gail
March 18th, 2015 at 10:16 pm
Yes, they all can’t be winners. I’ve been feeling very stuck with FF stories lately. I’ve read some great ones this week, so maybe I’ll be more inspired next week. Thanks for being honest, as always.
March 18th, 2015 at 10:19 pm
Don’t take it too hard, David. We all struggle sometimes, and none of us craps marble. I can’t say I particularly care for the last four or so of my own FF stories–especially last week’s which was honestly just a story about telling stories without really even telling one. But we keep playing and writing and communicating in order to hone our craft. And then some days we manage to make something stellar come of it. The artist’s way . . .
March 19th, 2015 at 1:57 am
It’s hard to keep coming up with something week after week, and like M-G I’ve felt my last few have been uninspiring. I enjoyed the change you’ve brought about this week, but would be interested to know (a) how long it took to do and (b) whether the process was enjoyable. To my mind, however, the important thing is to keep on keeping on. Once you stop, it’s even harder to restart. Thanks for the entertainment this week. 🙂
March 19th, 2015 at 3:57 am
This is what I think…it was fucking fantastic. Clever, sweet, funny in spots. You’re brave David, and quite the innovator to stray from the norm.
I love it. 🙂
March 19th, 2015 at 3:58 am
PS I read your FF every week remember so why you think your essays have been off is a mystery.
March 19th, 2015 at 5:04 am
Love it.
March 19th, 2015 at 5:50 am
Dear David,
I like your venturing far afield. Innovators change the world. Keep at it, my friend.
Aloha,
Doug
March 19th, 2015 at 5:50 am
Dear David,
While the form was somewhat entertaining, it was hard for me to actually find a story. I applaud your experimentation.
Shalom,
Rochelle
March 19th, 2015 at 8:44 pm
The story was in there somewhere, lurking in the white space. The synopsis of what I was intending was a couple on an eco-tourism trek in the jungle decide to camp out but find out that while life is pretty, it is also brutal and not necessarily kind to intruders. My motto with FF though is, there’s always next week, for good or bad.
March 19th, 2015 at 7:11 am
Well, you certainly gave us a unique way to tell your story. Don’t worry, art is about the process not the end product, so if you escaped for a while and had fun, it was all worth it. Nicely done.
March 19th, 2015 at 8:41 pm
I think if I had more time, I could have made it more refined. I did something like this before on Photoshop that I liked a bit better. This time is was on MS Paint. Still, fun to do.
March 19th, 2015 at 7:21 am
I thought it was fun! With a hint of sinister 🙂
March 19th, 2015 at 8:40 pm
Quite sinister at the end, definitely. Glad you liked it.
March 19th, 2015 at 8:51 am
Quirky: I like quirky!
March 19th, 2015 at 8:39 pm
Good! 🙂
March 19th, 2015 at 9:22 am
This is an interesting art form and a unique way to tell your story.
March 19th, 2015 at 8:38 pm
Thanks! You know me, I like to mess around sometimes. Still 100 words though 😉
March 19th, 2015 at 9:55 am
This is so unique and brllliant. I enjoyed the discovery of the story, it engages the reader in a completely different way. Thanks for that.
March 19th, 2015 at 8:38 pm
Thank you. I appreciate that. 🙂
March 20th, 2015 at 1:46 am
Experimental approach to story telling, David. I can visualise the story. Nice 🙂
March 20th, 2015 at 10:20 pm
Thanks, Eric. It was a fun experiment.
March 20th, 2015 at 4:51 am
Creative and fun!
March 20th, 2015 at 10:20 pm
Thanks!
March 20th, 2015 at 11:40 am
Creativity is pouring from this story! And I loved the twist at the end, I feel it’s something we sort of know but don’t always remember or choose to ignore. Great job!
March 20th, 2015 at 10:21 pm
Thanks. I saw this picture and thought of how peaceful it looked, but then it occurred to me what jungles and such places are really like.
March 20th, 2015 at 1:36 pm
It’s a skunk! No eminent danger, but an unpleasant aroma. I enjoyed your art project this week, David. A fun way to prevent your story.
March 20th, 2015 at 10:22 pm
That would be the big twist at the end: it’s a skunk. Not that skunks are very friendly either.
March 20th, 2015 at 1:39 pm
But..but…Steve Miller told us everything’s better when wet. Now there’s gonna be chomping and screams and stuff, ain’t these kids never watched no horror movies?
March 21st, 2015 at 6:04 am
When they heard that noise they should have ‘id in the woods.
Food for the brain – course there’s a story here!
March 21st, 2015 at 9:32 pm
Nice. 🙂 They had quite the ego to go there in the first place and now it’s about time they ‘id.
March 21st, 2015 at 7:22 am
Entertaining and clever. I so admire people who can do verbal and visual. I’m useless on visual. The story worked.
March 21st, 2015 at 9:32 pm
Thanks, Margaret. I appreciate that.
March 21st, 2015 at 3:37 pm
That was truly unique. At the start outside my comfort zone, As I moved down the page, I felt myself drawn further into the story. Nicely done.
March 21st, 2015 at 9:40 pm
Thanks! I’m glad it pulled you in.
March 21st, 2015 at 3:46 pm
A very clever and novel way to tell a story though using ms paint would have been painful 😉
I thought it was quite a creative approach.
March 21st, 2015 at 9:39 pm
Actually, I’ve used Paint so much, I’m more comfortable with it than some other programs. It has some obvious limitations but you can do more than you think. If only I could afford Photoshop though. 🙂 Glad you liked the story.
March 21st, 2015 at 11:58 pm
a masterpiece!
March 22nd, 2015 at 2:30 pm
Thanks, my friend. 🙂
March 22nd, 2015 at 11:17 am
David, this is masterful! I love the visual journey you’ve created here… just fabulous! The story itself is whimsical and fun. Thanks for giving your readers something truly original and fun to enjoy this week! dawn
March 22nd, 2015 at 2:38 pm
Thanks Dawn! What lovely things to say. I like to mess around with presentation and format, although I don’t want to become predictably unpredictable either. 🙂 I’m glad it worked for you.
March 22nd, 2015 at 7:55 pm
Very different format for a post! I find it fun to read. It’s very clever.
March 22nd, 2015 at 7:57 pm
It was fun to do as a change. I like to mix it up sometimes, after 120 or so Friday Fictioneers stories.
March 23rd, 2015 at 2:37 pm
Ha ha, this is brilliant, David! What an inspiration! You made my day, thanks 😀
March 23rd, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Glad to hear. 🙂
March 23rd, 2015 at 6:51 pm
I like the visuals. A refreshing change. I like the triangle for the one-man tent. And it all looks – aptly – like a bookmark. 🙂
March 23rd, 2015 at 8:02 pm
Thanks! I made a very long, skinny canvas for it in Paint, so I’ll bet you could print it out into a nice bookmark, although with very small print unless the book was huge. 🙂 It’s about 4000 pixels long.
March 24th, 2015 at 4:11 am
I’ll have a go and blog it if I get anywhere. 🙂