Right now I'm thinking thinking thinking that The Scorpion is an almost perfect short story but I'm also worrying worrying worrying that the punctuation police might come and arrest me.
He's unimpressed by warning signs, no panic about a big earthquake, the scorpion's worrisome but his wife says it's no big deal, etc. etc. The immediate and most important issue is the deadline. All these compartmentalizations feel very real to me.
I'm wondering if anyone noticed the camouflaged faces the extra bugs, the miniature people, a little car in the illustration... (I go to such lengths for my readers, and then... sheesh.)
Yes, “that’s usually the way it goes”. Loquacity rules the day.
Right now I'm thinking thinking thinking that The Scorpion is an almost perfect short story but I'm also worrying worrying worrying that the punctuation police might come and arrest me.
You better watch out for the Reiterate Police while you’re at it .
They’ll give you two or three citations at the same time.
And I'll be sure to remind them:
This ain't journalism, an essay, or informational writing of any kind.
As long as they aren't working undercover...
I like the way your main character ignores the fact he has released a creature capable of inflicting horrible deaths and rides off to a winery.
He's unimpressed by warning signs, no panic about a big earthquake, the scorpion's worrisome but his wife says it's no big deal, etc. etc. The immediate and most important issue is the deadline. All these compartmentalizations feel very real to me.
Yes! It's a variation of the trying to meet the deadline but facing constant trivial distractions dream theme.
I'm wondering if anyone noticed the camouflaged faces the extra bugs, the miniature people, a little car in the illustration... (I go to such lengths for my readers, and then... sheesh.)