He flicked the ash out of the car window, and she knew that was the signal for her to continue. He thought he was good at pretending to listen, but she knew. When he did those long exhales he was thinking about something else, probably the zombie in his dream last night, the one distilled from the mirror that devoured him in slow motion, record time.
But she had sat on the floor, taking notes on her typewriter, writing him back into existence.
Damn, how he loved her.
Oh, my glob. Love this. β€
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Haha, thank you!! β€ I’m so glad.
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You’re welcome, Beautiful!
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Ahhhhh! π I love the octopus! β€β€β€
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Excellent!
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Thank you!!
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Oh, wow this was stunning!
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How kind! Thank you!
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My pleasure.
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You… impress the hell out of me.
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Wow Brian, that’s one of the best compliments I’ve received. Thank you!
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You deserved it. You’re on fire with your writing lately, plus, you’re a wonderful human being. π
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I’m truly honoured. Thank you.
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This is wonderful! so much in so few words!
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Thank you so much! That was my goal, I like that kind of challenge.
(I am so not a tv/movie zombie fan, it’s kind of ruined the weight of the word imho. The only zombies I’ll ever write about are the ones in the mirror. Although, I should never say never haha)
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I am very impressed. I tend to be word. π
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But your wordsmithing is masterful!
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PS I shared your interview on my FB page, I have no idea if any of my loveable, eclectic bunch will read it, but the points you raise about the justice system are soooo important!
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Oh wow. Thank you! I really appreciate that
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You’re most welcome
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“But she had sat on the floor, taking notes on her typewriter, writing him back into existence.
Damn, how he loved her”
Love these lines and this image, V! This makes me wish I had a typewriter now…x
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Thank you so much. This is one of my favourite pieces.
I have been thinking about that too. Have spent way too much time on computers thanks to COVID, that the typewriter thing is really starting to appeal to me!
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You’re good
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Why, thank you π
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Nicely done Vanessa. π It’s hard to pretend to listen, even if you’re fictional and have been food for a zombie. I generally try not to fall asleep, but sometimes I stare into space wondering why zombies do not find my brains palatable. π΄
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Haha thanks Steve!! I really appreciate that.
I’m not sure they could handle the sensory overload from your brain’s activity! π
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My pleasure, Vanessa. I think it’s more vacuous thought bubbles, like those aero bars where you don’t get the choc you expect. π«
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Oh my gosh, I so get it…ugh I still remember the first time I had one. So disappointed. Not sure why though, really. Would never ever relate your mind to that, though. Well, the part you’ve made public, of course. Lol.
I relate, I think I even wrote in a post once that a lot of the time my mind is a vast space with cute kittens bumbling through maybe. (A protective measure at times, I believe!)
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Images of the mind. The Buddhist one is mad monkeys in a tree. They can’t decide which piece of fruit they want, they take a bite, throw it away and move to the next. πππ I prefer the kittens, possibly with balls of wool. πππ
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Love this.
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Wow, thank you. I’m so glad.
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That’s lovely. I think it gets worse as you get older. Not only are you not listening, you can’t catch all the words!!
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Haha so true…I think it’s a lovely complex human mix of worse hearing and selective hearing π
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YAY!!!
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Haha Dennis, I’ve never had that reaction before!
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Vanessa, your pack so much in so few words. This is like a novel and there is still time left to have tea and cake π
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Haha thank you so much!
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