June 10, 2005

Take Two...

Is off and Running!!

Remember, this is the sketch they were all given to start with:

Group of kids are playing a pick up game. The ball flies over the fence into the forbidden lands. The smallest child is "elected" to squeeze through a couple of loose boards in the fence. With apprehension, the child goes to retrieve the ball.

First up to post/bat is the cool Average Tobacco Chewing Joe at Cadillac Tight. He came in at exactly 1000 words (there should be a prize for that) and tells a very descriptive story with a definite curve ball ending.

Guy S. over at Snugg Harbor has a interesting take on our ball players. He did a fine job of developing the relationship between the characters and sent "Tadpole" on a little journey that left me with goosebumps!

Dash at The Boiling Point told me when I approached him he was not much of a writer and that he has never even attempted to write fiction before. I think he's wrong. He is quite the story teller. His little hero, Jake is another one who packs a lot of courage in a small frame.

I love them all!

That 1 Guy over at Drunken Wisdom has told me he will be posting tonight. He and his "editor" may be having "creative conflicts." I never pictured him to be such a diva! (big smile and I am merely poking fun at him)

UPDATE:

Alrighty then, That 1 Guy has his story up and it comes at the starting sketch at a one hundred and eighty degree angle. It's chilling.

One more to go!

I have faith that my suave Greek friend Dystropoppygus will be posting soon and will update as soon as he does.

UPDATE 2:

We are now complete for the week. Konstantin of Dystropoppygus gives us something completely different and totally unexpected. His perspective on a "pickup" game is based on his own experiences in his native Greece. His powers of description are nothing short of remarkable.

These gentlemen have done a fabulous job. I could not be more pleased.

What an excellent beginning to this exciting project.

My heartfelt thanks to each of you!

Please stay tuned, next week brings a new line up and even more adventure.

Posted by Christina at June 10, 2005 06:41 AM

Comments

WOW - it is off and running....I love seeing how differently everyone spins it!

BTW - thanks Christina for pulling this all together.

Posted by: Tammi at June 10, 2005 09:11 AM

Thanks for letting us play in your "sandlot", it was fun!

Posted by: Guy S at June 10, 2005 09:48 AM

Lady, you have more skill at putting/pulling stuff together than most CEO's that I can think of! Amazing!

Posted by: Michele at June 10, 2005 09:51 AM

That was a lot of fun, Christina - thanks for inviting me.

I'd expected a lot of variance in the stories to begin with - but wow. So far, the variance is incredible.

Nice project!

Posted by: Average Tobacco Chewing Joe at June 10, 2005 10:23 AM

Next time, let's permit one picture for every thousand words.

That was great Christina! Thanks for the invitation.

Kon.

Posted by: dystropoppygus at June 10, 2005 09:33 PM

Thanks for letting me play in your playground. I had a lot of fun telling the story. You are the blog fiction master. I can't wait for more stories.

Posted by: Dash at June 10, 2005 10:56 PM

Dash - thanks for popping in for me when I needed a long weekend off....I appreciate it!

Looks like I'll have lots of reading to catch up on;-)

Posted by: sadie at June 11, 2005 01:39 AM

Thanks, Chrissy! It took a bit of work, but it was a blast!

Posted by: That 1 Guy at June 11, 2005 12:33 PM

Wow. Just wow. Nicely done guys, perfect way to have Sunday morning coffee in rainy old Auckland.

Posted by: tincanman at June 11, 2005 06:15 PM

i'm enchanted. they were all SO good!

Posted by: amelie at June 12, 2005 09:56 AM

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