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Her First Novel
by James Tate
When Connie finished her novel she came
over to my place to celebrate. I mixed up a
shaker full of Manhattans and we sat out on the
porch. "Here's to… What's the title?" I
asked. "Well, that's a problem. The title's
kind of awful. It's called THE KING OF SLOPS."
"Gosh," I said, "that's unfortunate. I think
you can probably do better than that." We took
a drink and reflected. "It's about a hospital
orderly." "Ouch," I said. "It doesn't sound
very promising, does it?" "Is there a love
angle?" I asked hopefully. "No," she replied,
"everybody hates him. He's a creep." "Then
....
(Read the rest here.)
28 comments:
Love it! I would read a lot more about writer Connie :)
Ha! I can definitely relate! Big smiles. Thank you! xo
Well, one never knows what can happen to an idea, Karen. It's even fun to imagine Tate writing it! Thanks!
I feel for Connie! Thank you for sharing!
That is funny, Karen. Thank you for sharing it. A wake, indeed!
Hmmm, I think after downing a few Manhattans, Connie might be ready to do some editing. ;-D
What a train wreck! (Hey, maybe she should include a train wreck to lighten things up! HAHA!)
Oh yes... with the good priest, now I'm interested! Sigh...poor Connie...I hope she likes Manhattans!
Your chosen poem takes the reader on a spiraling journey. It makes me feel like I should be stifling my laughter, Karen. It's like the light at the end of the tunnel is an oncoming train. What a poem though!
LOL...oh, my goodness. I should have waited until my family woke up and were out of bed before reading this one. It's literally a hoot! Thanks for the fun.
What a wonderful surprise ending. Chuckles, for sure!
Love it! Thanks for sharing.
I would too, Tabatha. :)
Yes, can't we all? :D
It is! :)
Right? :)
RIP, Bad Novel. :)
Yes, I'd like to read the second draft. :)
It couldn't hurt. :)
At least the Manhattans will take the sting out.
Alan, love your take on the light at the end of the tunnel. So true! We're cringing, laughing, and then cringing again. :)
I love the image of you laughing out loud as the rest of the family sleeps, Linda. :D
Glad you enjoyed it, Margaret!
My pleasure, and thanks for stopping by, Rose!
Funny and true. Thanks for sharing. Also, I commend you for your post. I have to learn to write/post more like this...I get too long winded. Thanks, again.
Thanks for the smiles Karen, poor Connie…
Karen, leave it to you to find us a poem that has such a funny twisted plot. Marrying a corpse is a new one in the oddity lists. I have to say that this poem is one big hoot with a laughable ending.
This slayed me! So specific and surprising and odd yet oddly perfect. Thank you for sharing it, Karen. Happy week ahead! xo, a.
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