Paul de Denus's Blog – June 2012 Archive (4)

I Remember, One In Particular- Bill's Challenge

I remember snapshots from earlier years, the age of eleven particularly, some images important, some alien, as if another person’s life superimposed over mine.

I remember turning twenty-one, drunk and drowning in the lusts of youth, empty and lonely as hell.…

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Added by Paul de Denus on June 30, 2012 at 4:30pm — 7 Comments

6S QWERTY Challenge

write a six story using those first six keyboard letters

Quit thinking about it. What’s the point anyway? Everyone is susceptible to making an odd choice here or there. Radley or Quentin or Igor would perhaps have been better choices, not just your typical Bobby or Johnny. To be honest, the name is quite trendy, not so…

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Added by Paul de Denus on June 16, 2012 at 7:44pm — 3 Comments

Sea Legs

I toss about the isle of Serta. Even my pajamas have jumped ship. In the black sea above, the moon is a shark’s eye, cold and white. It pulls me out toward the breakers. I curl in a seashell, hug tight my memories. We are far from Sleep.

Added by Paul de Denus on June 9, 2012 at 9:00pm — 8 Comments

T’s Spy Challenge- What They Said: Mechanics Talking While Waiting For New Tires

“The skin was peeled back on the index finger - a pointing white bone - just like in a fuckin’ movie.”

 

“They used a liposuction procedure to drain the thumb; the only time it felt weird was when they hit the bone.”

 

“They marked my daughter's leg with an X, then wrote the word NO below it to make sure they operated on the correct one.”

 

“Wait… if they looked at it upside down, wouldn’t it say ‘ON X?”

 

“I’m addicted to Coca Cola;…

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Added by Paul de Denus on June 4, 2012 at 9:06am — 2 Comments

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