Drambling: A Child’s Terror (Lone Bear and Cub)
He’d escaped Baddy, and his legs would carry him no further. Thomas’ burden weighed on him, but Bear would never leave him and he’d never leave Bear, especially now. Tear-streaked, trembling, alone save Bear amidst the masses, Thomas was invisible to the world. Vision limited to battering legs, he squeezed Bear and bawled. He’d seen all: Mommy, then Bear; Baddy’d opened both, but repaired only Bear. Thomas would never understand why, or that he’d been allowed to escape, clutching a companion whose insides had been replaced with plastique. His last thought before Bear exploded was, simply, “I want my Mommy…”
January 10th, 2006 at 7:17 pm
Matt… you’re a strange cookie.
You should have a ‘fiction’ category for this sort of thing.
January 18th, 2006 at 11:49 am
Is this your writing?
January 18th, 2006 at 3:54 pm
Indeed. ‘Tis a drabble of my own devising, inspired by one of the prompts found here.
Other (short) fictions of mine are interspersed throughout the non-fictions of this very blog. As Chris points out, I should have a fiction category, but I feel I should write more before bothering.
January 18th, 2006 at 9:49 pm
Ehhhn. I don’t agree. You could look at it as an excuse to fill the category in question ;)
Call it motivational categorization.
January 18th, 2006 at 9:51 pm
Also — Having A) glanced at those suggested topics, and B) read Gaiman’s drabble in Smoke & Mirrors, are drabbles always that dark?
January 24th, 2006 at 9:50 pm
I have to write an in class essay in a few weeks, and it will be of a paragraph that is given in class, and we have to analyse it blah blah blah. Do you mind if I practice on your work, and maybe even get you to look at it? I’m terrible at writing, and feel I need all the practice and help I can get.
January 26th, 2006 at 5:15 pm
Oops, sorry about that… the delay between your writings and my answering. Sometimes I forget that this page exists.
Chris: not in my experience, no. I’ve read plenty and written several and, while the ones I’ve penned tend to roam the darker shades of gray, most I’ve read tend to be significantly lighter in tone.
Char: be my guest. I wouldn’t mind looking over your writing either, though one condition applies: tell me more about the writing you’re expected to do for this in-class essay. I mean, what’s the expected outcome? Assuming you let me know, I’d happily look over your work and I may able to get you some information to assist you. Just today I taught a lesson on style analysis (specifically, how to analyze a selection’s diction, figurative language and syntax); to ease student understanding, I put together a very detailed handout, complete with (some) examples.
January 26th, 2006 at 7:01 pm
Ah. So noted.
How are you feeling, these days? Back on your feet?