Ruby Was Angry
A guest blogger at BoingBoing posted her short story today, Ruby Was Angry, and I love it. Please drop by and read it, here’s a little sample -the first two paragraphs:
Ruby was angry. She didn’t really understand why—but as she stared at the man sprawled out on the floor of the airport, next to the sign for Gate 82 United Flight 899 to Tokyo’s Narita Airport, she began to realize just how angry she really was.
It quickly became clear to her that this anger was not a temporary function of seeing the sleeping man, but the delayed manifestation of a much more profound and long-existing anger that she had kept buried deep in her soul for a very long time. It was hard to say how long exactly. Her eyes narrowed and she bore her teeth like a rabid pit bull about to take a plunge. The fearsome expression on her face looked oddly out of place paired with her pink braided necklace and silver heart-shaped pendant with “RUBY KEILANA” printed daintily on its curve. Her reddish-brown hair stood on its ends like a cat sprayed with water.
My First Article At InventorSpot
I’m going to start blogging over at InventorSpot (don’t worry, I won’t abandon you here). I’m really excited about this and I’m a huge fan of their site, so it’s my pleasure to see my first official blog posted over there.
It’s all about the EcoJohn incinerating toilet. Go check it out and leave me a little comment. I’ll be happy to hear from you!
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Quote of the Day:
“What luck for rulers that men do not think.” -Adolf Hitler, if ever a quote makes you think, let it be this one.
Fact of the Day:
Cute originally meant bow legged –so I’m definitely cute! -Source
Today’s Holiday:
Senior Citizen’s Day –stay off the roads today
Link of the Day:
Feel better about your writing by reading some really bad metaphors from high school students…funny enough, some of these sound like silly thinks Tom Robbins would use.
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Quote of the Day:
“There go the people. I must follow them, for I am their leader.” -Alexandre Ledru-Rollin
Fact of the Day:
LSD existed in the Middle Ages as “ergot,” a fungus that grew on rye bread. People in Europe referred to its effects “St. Anthony’s Fire.” (Now you know why they were seeing giants, werewolves and unicorns.) -Source
Today’s Holiday:
Singing Telegram Day -has anyone actually ever had one of these? They sound cool.
Link of the Day:
Crazy images made with typing characters.
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Quote of the Day:
“If you shoot at mimes, should you use a silencer?” -Steven Wright
Fact of the Day:
Between magazine pitches, short stories, and books, Jack London claimed to have received 600 rejections. -Source
Today’s Holiday:
All-American Soap Box Derby Day -Sounds like fun to me.
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The Birds -A Poem
The birds scare me,
They fly by and scream at me.
I don’t like the birds,
I wish they’d die.
But I can’t hurt the birds,
That would not be fair.
How I wish they’d go away,
They keep staring at me with those beady black eyes.
The birds think they rule me,
They would try to kill me if they got the chance.
Why do they hate me so,
I never did anything to them,
They keep staring with their expressionless eyes.
Just a flicker of light nothing more,
They rise they squawk.
They circle they chase,
They scare me.
I wished they’d go away,
Birds, leave me be!!!
