tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022413452547277809.post4457285809914362101..comments2023-07-06T07:33:06.262-04:00Comments on * Writers' Spark * Every story has to start somewhere *: Prompt: Jungle SkyscrapersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022413452547277809.post-86779384022992432022013-04-28T13:13:13.099-04:002013-04-28T13:13:13.099-04:00Thanks! Inspired by David introducing me to the T...Thanks! Inspired by David introducing me to the TV show Leverage.Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022413452547277809.post-57629848543011943482013-04-28T13:12:06.153-04:002013-04-28T13:12:06.153-04:00Nice world! I wonder where they are, if school in...Nice world! I wonder where they are, if school in the "States" is elsewhere. Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022413452547277809.post-89672633736905442262013-04-27T01:03:18.691-04:002013-04-27T01:03:18.691-04:00Very nice scene staging! And some good characteriz...Very nice scene staging! And some good characterization sketeched to show the narrator's disdain and arrogance. Nice combining art theft and the techno notes at the end. More, please!Margaret S. McGrawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18301618521427459626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022413452547277809.post-53929734850932796192013-04-26T17:50:30.701-04:002013-04-26T17:50:30.701-04:00Prompt: Jungle Skyscrapers
I plastered myself to...Prompt: Jungle Skyscrapers<br /><br /><br />I plastered myself to the wall, but it was only birds flying by. Trees. Friggin' trees. And birds. And probably snakes and koalas and mice and whatever other creepy crawlies generally inhabit the fluffy green things.<br /> <br />Joaney had laughed when I asked if there would be cover on this job. I should have pursued her mirth more assiduously. By the time I learned of the photosynthetic nature of the 'cover', I had already agreed to be point climber. Although, I admitted to myself, it probably would not have a made a difference: I was in art theft more for the thrill of exercising my talents than any more practical desire. <br /><br />In fact, the jungle skyscraper provided a very interesting challenge. Unlike most modern skyscrapers, where the issue was slick outer walls and visibility to any passing plane, here I had to figure out how to cross electrostatically entrained rivers and refrain from alarming the local wildlife.Annenoreply@blogger.com