1. Jane never expected to visit Belarus, but it was the only possible solution after what had happened.
2. Her lonely planet guide had advised her that it was a great place for birdwatching- so she packed her binoculars- Todd would have been proud, had he not been lying in a coma.
3. Poor Todd; Jane remembered the incident so well: he had spotted a rare long-whiskered owlet, had ran out into the street to snap a photo, and had thusly been hit by an ice cream truck.
4. Except the ice cream truck was actually a roasted salmon!
5. Upon seeing this strange occurance, a Portuguese fisherman who happened to be standing on the other side of the street (and who was also, coincidentally, the resident expert on salmon) ran to scene and called 911, prompting Todd's speedy - albeit smelly - rescue.
6. Naturally, Jane was distraught over the entire salmon/ice-cream truck affair , moreover considering that she was the one who had wanted the photo of that owlet; they were both avid birdwatchers, but she was particularly fond of the owlet.
7. She had gone off owlets since then, and as she checked into the little hotel by the river, she wondered if she could find solace in the azure tit, a beautiful bird that, while easily spotted and hardly rare, at least had a name that sometimes made her giggle.
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Of course, I must tag TomS, a lover of both birds and the written word. Of course, I guess we all are, seeing as how this is a...ROUND ROBIN story! Hyuk-hyuk!
...I apologize.
8 comments:
Ha. I like your addition, and it made me giggle.
Do you have personal contact with the blogger you tagged? If they're not responsive, it might be good to move the baton on to someone else -- I want to keep the energy moving!!
TO The Kid in the Front Row....I sent a personal note to Walter....It's not his fault if I have been somewhat busy...I can come up with something by Friday...and I apologize ifd that spoils the momentum...if that's too long for you, then I will graciously decline....
Respectfully,
Tom
I feel bad for the salmon thing now.
Hey Tom, it's cool.. I wasn't faulting anybody, it's all just a bit of fun, and I know we all have lives outside of blogging! Just trying to keep the momentum going.. I look forward to your entry! :)
Whew! Done....Got up early to fulfill my mission..again, sorry it took so long....
http://tom-samp-journal.blogspot.com/2010/10/story-sentence-game.html
By the way Walter, nice sentence...Virginia Woolf would be proud...
Well your sentence made me giggle.
(Andrew K not R.)
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