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Wednesday, 7 September 2011

Dasiy, Tom and the whole damn crew

It was her whimsy to dress in flowing white chiffon, modeling herself on Daisy Buchanan, she of the voice “full of money”.  Whimsy also had her name the dog Gatsby, the cat Daisy, and the goldfish Tom. (Man/fish/bike being in her mind at the time.)
She’d rejected Seiko for the dog, he was less of a watch dog, being a golden retriever, than a drooling Gatsby; always on the look out for Daisy, watching her slip past, languidly.
Unfortunately the goldfish kept dying, necessitating their final journey through the plumbing, so Tom preceded Myrtle, followed by Nick, then desperately, Jordan.

This posting was in response to Velvet Verbosity's 100 word challenge.  This week the prompt is Whimsy. I felt the need to write, didn't feel like writing about real life- sigh, school, men-or lackthereof etc but this filled the need. (Sorry if you saw this a few days ago, I had to change the title.)

Stella
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10 comments:

  1. Noisy Quiet8 September 2011 at 02:53

    Seiko for a dog! Love that!

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  2. Stella8 September 2011 at 16:42

    If you had two dogs you could call them Timex and Seiko! Bahahahaha. . . I crack myself up!

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  3. Tara R.8 September 2011 at 21:34

    I had a dog and cat named Barnum and Bailey when I was in high school. This piece was fun. I liked your idea of naming pets after literary characters, and that Daisy kept having to be replaced.

    (visiting via 100 Word Challenge)

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  4. barbara9 September 2011 at 04:08

    :) Great take on the prompt.

    Brings a current commercial to mind (no, I have no clue what it is for . . . a car maybe?) Where two people are in a fish store holding up a gold fish named Oscar - no, Tony. I want to yell, Why not Emmy? :)

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  5. Stella9 September 2011 at 13:54

    Tara- oh that's cute, Barnum and Bailey!
    Barbara- thanks :-) I think I like this prompt idea. I also like the sound of that commercial- chortle. Yes, why not Emmy!
    Stella x

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  6. Yve9 September 2011 at 14:45

    Haha! Great take on the prompt. Love The Great Gatsby so this post made me feel sentimental! :)

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  7. Carrie12 September 2011 at 01:37

    Fun little tale. I would possibly take literary names and use them for animals...but I think my husband would veto that :p

    visiting from 100 words

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  8. Stella12 September 2011 at 15:22

    Lazidaisical- yeah, gotta love The Great Gatsby.
    Carrie- thanks. No fun if you can't use literary names, no fun!
    Speaking of fun, Velvet Verbosity- I think it might be addictive. Can't wait to check this week's prompt.

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  9. Anonymous13 September 2011 at 03:25

    Love the title, sets up the inevitable.

    Robin

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  10. Velvet Verbosity13 September 2011 at 12:11

    I think I might have to make it my whimsy to dress in flowing white chiffon. Starting on my 50th birthday.

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