No, not Gandalf the White. Harry Potter. Though Meeks was pretty bad ass too even if he's a bit on a shady side. Geek points if you even remotely remember who that guy was. Is not was, because in books your characters live forever. But this isn't about wizards, so lets focus. Focus.
I want to thank Scott Vanatter and whom ever Indira is for submitting the closest thing to the Whomping Willow without actually be-spelling a willow. Don't judge me.
Submitted by Scott Vanatter with permission from Indira |
“It looks like the creepy Harry Potter tree.”
“Creepy Harry Potter tree!?”
“It swung at people - nasty piece of work? You don’t remember that?” She pushed her shovel down into the ground.
“Not really some of us were busy getting laid.”
“You can be so crude sometimes. Just dig.”
Silence followed until he paused in his exertion.
“Hey wouldn’t it be funny if there was a tree like that in real life?” He said.
Above them creaking and snapping began. The ancient knotted behemoth bent forward splintering and ripping roots that moments before was held fast to the earth. It was going to kill them.
And here is an orgy of other bloggers joining in on the
Anyway, here is the Linky thing that gives your access to the party. Do not forget to drop by Rochelle's blog for the rules and her beautifully written submission.
Enjoy your weekend.
Brilliant!
ReplyDelete'Some of us were busy getting laid' - made me laugh out loud!!!
I hear somewhere in the universe that might be true... You never know. Thanks for reading.
DeleteNice and creepy--love that. See, 3 a.m. inspiration does work! ;)
ReplyDeleteHere's mine: http://unexpectedpaths.com/friday-fictioneers/life-a-cliche/
Excellent. Yes it does. I added 800 more words to my novel after that. I hate to see what it reads like after some sleep though.
DeleteI'm with the tree on this one!
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"He" is kind of a jerk so yeah. Thanks for coming by.
DeleteDear Atiya,
ReplyDeleteSmart tree. A bit of the creepy going on. Thanks for the kudos on my story.
shalom,
Rochelle
Well Rochelle it was beautifully done and funny. Thanks for coming by.
DeleteGreat Story Atiya, unfortunately I fell into the group that remembered the whomping willow! But give me Gandalf over Potter any day, not that I'm picking a fight, mind! :)
ReplyDeleteIt's not all bad in that group. Thank you for reading.
DeleteWonderful jokes :)especially the end ;) hmm I do wonder how the writers feel being pictured in an orgy lol a good one by the way.
ReplyDeleteI'm actually not sure, but I'm leaning toward not so much regretting that statement but something distantly relating to it. Thanks for reading.
DeleteNice story! I actually like the side notes– or stream of consciousness writings– that you add, even more than the story. Have you thought of making that your story? Loved it.
ReplyDeleteI have not thought about that. Thank you I guess?
DeleteThat does kind of look like the whomping willow. That would be pretty scary to see in real life.
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