tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149217012399643733.post7778337898639221632..comments2023-12-06T00:48:23.734-08:00Comments on Daily Writing Practice: Thursday March 17th, 2016Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952331166517430843noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149217012399643733.post-68742020194298314832016-05-01T16:16:29.841-07:002016-05-01T16:16:29.841-07:00Greg - hah, spawning pond. Funny man.
I was think...Greg - hah, spawning pond. Funny man.<br /><br />I was thinking the offended speaker either had a bearded lady for a mother or an ex-wife. Maybe a daughter? I don't know, someone close to him in some fashion or another.<br /><br />I quite like the idea of a feud between crossword setters, played out in their individual (public) crosswords. War being acted out in plain sight, with only the rare few being able to see it.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14952331166517430843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149217012399643733.post-89453551533494641092016-03-18T13:08:58.188-07:002016-03-18T13:08:58.188-07:00That sounds like a productive day! And I can imag...That sounds like a productive day! And I can imagine that having seen the spawning pond (or whatever the home birth suite is called) you're much more comfortable with the procedure that's going to be happening. I'm also pretty certain that it being the second time you've done this will help a lot as well since you'll know what to expect.<br />I'm not entirely sure I understand your piece today because I can't quite work out why the first speaker is upset about the second talking about a bearded lady... maybe I just see more bearded ladies around the place? :) Still, you convey the emotion very well and it made me laugh!<br /><br /><b>Close to home</b><br />"Close to home, start again; it's the origin of time,<br />Twice repeated in memory, it's the way to end this rhyme."<br />Marvin stared at the crossword, his eyes blurring as he forgot to blink. The setter was an long-standing enemy of his – even at school they'd fought tooth and nail to be top of the class, and he was sure that this clue was a dig at him. But the meaning was eluding him at the moment, and he could feel frustration building.<br />He sipped his coffee and noted that it had gone cold. He let his gaze wander and read an advert of the other page of the newspaper for beekeeping gear, and then returned to the clue. Somehow the pause had helped.<br />"Close to home – the letter 'E'," he muttered. "Start again – that's an 'A'. The origin of time must be 'T'. Then twice repeated in memory – only the letter 'M' appears twice... EAT ME."<br />He put the crossword in the bin and poured his cold coffee over it.<br />Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08503319830584828982noreply@blogger.com