Weaseling Out: 13 Sentences, 13 Words Each
I openly admit that I have done nothing for Thursday Thirteen this week.
I feel like a slug for not giving it more thought in advance.
I know I really should have been compiling some clever list of words.
Obviously, there’s also lots of pretty pictures out there I could have gathered.
But—trust me on this—it has been a killer week all around.
Work has been a zoo, what with all those needy clients and all.
I’ve been busy at home, too, reading all those letters rejecting my poetry.
Don’t get me wrong; doing the Thursday Thirteen is still important to me.
It’s just that I’ve had trouble coming up with anything clever or entertaining.
Maybe my juices are running dry, or maybe I just need a rest.
Maybe I should hire a monkey to write it for me next week.
Let’s face it: a monkey could probably do just as good a job.
At any rate, I’m hoping to be more refreshed for next week’s list.
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More (and better) 13s at: THURSDAY THIRTEEN.
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I think you need a tonic – or maybe a gin and tonic – to buck you up. :-)
I like monkeys but you would have to change their diaper. Not sure you want to go down the diaper path again. Kinda stinky
funny
Nice job with the 13s. It IS hard to come up with something week after week.
I like the sentence about feeling like a slug, but they’re all good. Thanks.
http://otherworlddiner.blogspot.com/2013/01/contests-thumbs-up-or-thumbs-down.html
Take a rest. No harm in it. It seems like a good idea.
There are places that actually reject poetry, rather than just scamming you for your money?
Thirteen-word sentences may be the new version of American Sentence writing practice.
Sometimes these last t-13′s are the best!
http://harrietandfriends.com/2013/01/1-fiscal-cliff/
#4 is a deer standing in forest – after that is a grasshopper blow up
I think you did pretty well :)
Sometimes stretching to do the minimum deserves massages. Good luck with poetry submissions.
Looks like you managed to come up with something clever afterall… :D
Like a poem about not writing a poem. That usually gets me started. I especially like that you snuck in the line about reading all those rejection letters.
Well, I enjoyed your very clever list very much. Quite creative of you.