This piece was written for the Six Sentence Challenge, with the prompt word of ‘wear’. I’ve actually had a few pieces accepted this week but I decided not to waste a good whinge. 🙂
All these rejections are starting to wear me down (if they were the old paper rejection slips I’d have enough to refurbish the interior of the Sydney Opera House), so I’ve decided to create a few of my own writer sites to ensure I get published somewhere.
The first off the drawing board is the logical extension of the Alphabet Soup of gender/sexual identity in that it will particularly focus on Z writers i.e. zoologically-indeterminate, non-binary in terms of species and those transitioning to a new species (e.g. I’m on a journey to becoming a wombat).
Next will be ‘I Think I’ll Go Eat Worms’ for those feeing unloved and/or hated, like pun-addicted formerly redheaded men, women who remain effortlessly thin, and vegans.
Work is well-advanced on ‘Put another prawn on the barbie’ for recalcitrant Australian writers who insist on having a ‘u’ in ‘colour’, incorrigibly mention places unfamiliar to anyone west of Hawaii and stubbornly insist on local vernacular (e.g. as useless as an ashtray on a motorbike).
Sure to be popular is ‘I only see dead people’ for writers who are genetically incapable of imagining fairies, dragons and apocalyptic futures (e.g. Donald Trump winning a second term and declaring himself President for Life).
Finally, I’m sure I had plans for those afflicted by short-term memory loss (I can’t find them where I’m sure I left them) but I know there should be an outlet for such masterpieces as ‘Call me … damn that whale, he’s even wrecked my memory’ and ‘It was the best of times, it was …. half-past four, I think’.
Thoroughly enjoyable, Sir! Laughed out loud at the Trump bit…perish the thought he’d make a come-back!
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Thanks, Zelda. I wouldn’t rule it out. ‘-)
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Oh horrors!
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You’ve not lost your “raving” humor, Doug 😀
‘It was the best of times, it was …. half-past four, I think’. Oh, boy. Does that sound like me this week, lol
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Thanks, Denise. A Tale of Two Minds instead of Cities? 🙂
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too true, you.
the number of websites, I am told, exceeds the number of grains of truth in all the desserts of the world
fun Six
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Thanks, clark. I never was one for grainy desserts. 😉
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good job and use of the cue. re: trump, remember RMN
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If the President does it …. etc 😉
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May I sign up for the last one, Doug?
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Coming to a universe near you some time soon…..or never 🙂
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🤣🤣🤣
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I like that last phrase. Nice contrast with the best of times and half past four. That should be an interesting journey on the way to becoming a wombat.
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Thanks, Frank. I’d forgotten the bit about having to live underground so I’m wondering if I should re-consider. 🙂
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“Nobody likes me, Ev’ry body hates me
I’m going to the garden t’eat worms!
Long, skinny slimy ones, Go down easy
Big, fat fuzzy ones stick. Yum!”
My Mom taught me that song. Damaged for life — Lol!!
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🙂
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I would be hard pressed to pick a favorite sentence. You’re in top form with this one. I accept this Six!
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Many thanks, D. Glad it gave you a laugh. 🙂
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At some point in life, i’ll probably need or be them all. Thanks for the laughs!
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You’re welcome, Mimi. 🙂
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Hilarious!
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Thanks, Romi 🙂
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I was going to comment on the last one but I’ve forgotten what I was going to say! Nice one, sorry, six Doug!
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Thanks, Keith 🙂
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That was fun, Doug. And to the point. (Women who remain efortlessly thin – oh how I hate them!) Really clever. I’m sitting here with a big smile on my face.
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