Thursday 17 September 2009

63 last kiss (espressostories 1)


Zij zegt:'de taxi wacht op je.'
Ik trek haar naar me toe.
Haar geur.
De warmte.
My God, waarom scheiden we ook alweer?



This is my first espresso story, an idea by the writers Chris Worthand R.P. Bird It explores a literary form for today's frothed-up, on-the-hoof, want-it-all-now consumer lifestyle: complete stories that take no longer to read than an espresso takes to slurp. The most basic rule is that they're just a sentence or two, totalling 25 words or less. Less hard-and-fast - but equally vital - are a theme, plot, characters, and narrative development. Everything you'd see in any good story - but short enough to fit into the time it takes to reach the bottom of that bitter little cup, as you ponder on how even the briefest experiences can make life more meaningful. It's inspired by Augusto Monterroso's famous story, 'The Dinosaur'.

Kortom, schrijf een verhaal met de lengte van een kop espresso. Hierboven worden slechts 25 woorden toegestaan. In de wedstrijd die Op Ruwe Planken uitschrijft, zijn 60 woorden het maximum. Voor de liefhebber! http://opruweplanken.nl

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