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 on your Quill success! Winner - Cultural - Best in Genre for Winner - Death - Best in Genre for Honorable Mention - Emotional - Best in Genre for "Invalid Item"  |
| I came across your piece in the 'Read and Review' section where it gives random writing to read. I've been on Booksie for about 4and a half years now. It's very easy to post there with copy/paste. A few members of WDC have started posting there as well as here; I wouldn't say it is the same as comments made on pieces are visible to all, and there is a definite community feel to the place where you get out what you put in. If you decide to give it a go, send me a private message there and I'll follow you. My user name is the same! |
| To the anonymous writer/author who nominated my piece for this year's best short story; I thank you humbly. "Invalid Item" , 'twas a joy to pen really, and I'm glad it made at least one other person gasp. Step out of the shadows, masked nominator, and raise your hand. Anyway...thanks again. Derek |
So my first born graduated from high school yesterday and I wanted to give her something unique. I knew I wanted to write something inspirational but my prose lacked form. It was not quite a poem and it was not quite a letter. So I let it be, and coined a new term to describe what I created. A 'Po-etter'.
My definition of a Po-etter? It is an item of praise where you simultaneously talk about and talk to the subject. Kooky? |
| My vacuum cleaner sucks and I'm not happy. Which is ironic, because this is precisely what I need it to do to please me. Company is coming, and I'm rushing to clean my fuzzy, dusty carpet. But my damn vacuum cleaner is on the fritz and is just noise with no action today. It's a reputable brand, from a stand up company, who claimed it'd suck for years, but today, it just plain sucks! I look outside and the company is here, and I'm so mad I want to swear a bad word at my sucky vacuum cleaner. So before I open the door, to let the repair man in, I shout at my sucking machine and yell... Vac-uuuuu(m)! |
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Happy Writing.Com account anniversary. 
By the way I took the liberty of rummaging through your portfolio. You are über prolific and a couple of the pieces I read were simply fab.
I’m Derek btw.
Cheers
Stay safe.