Not a lot to say about this Telling Tale. Today is Sunday. I thought it was Monday. I wrote for six hours. The longest Telling Tale yet. 15 pages, 4910 words. I never write on Sundays. It’s my day off. I am not impressed.
I’ve entitled it the ‘The Task’ because it was.
I shot it off to my ed. The instant response received; ‘Heaven’s! You’ve contracted verbal diarrhea…’ in response to the length only.
Don’t know why I bothered submitting it as I am certain it’s rubbish and a complete waste of my weekend. It also jammed my printer. Twice.
Hmph!
NB: 27/02/2013 Ed. has given a definite thumbs up to ‘THE TASK”. It’s in! Ed’s comments; ‘Good read, clever ploy!’
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Point of interest: Addendum, March 2013: We’ve an expression in our family that goes simply, “Cauliflower-Broccoli”. Since I was a child I have had the deeply ingrained capacity to get things muddled; names like Allan Jones and John Allen, for example. I consistently called Cauliflower – Broccoli and vice-versa. Absolutely nothing anyone did seemed to be able to change this personal annoyance! The more I tried to get it right, the worse it got; I would be thinking of the right image, assumed I’d said the right thing and everyone would look at me as though I were a little mad. Well – I am – that’s a given, but rather beside the point at this particular juncture!
The expression has become somewhat standard in our family and whenever I get befuddled, all give knowing looks, nodding as they simultaneously state; “Cauliflower-Broccoli”.
Before beginning this particular writing session an interesting peculiarity occurred. I passed by the living room on my way to my desk and heard a smattering of a lecture by Baroness Susan Greenfield. She was using the expression ‘Cauliflower-Broccoli’ to explain a particular brain function. I had a chuckle and thought to myself – I am at least in good company!
I have always loved and been greatly inspired by Professor Susan Greenfield’s lectures. I didn’t have time to stop and listen to this one, unfortunately, but it was the very genesis of this Telling Tale and, quite aptly, I had muddled Sunday – with Monday – when I wrote it! I do not believe in co-incidence and felt the moment worthy of preservation…
The story begins; “…Dallas pondered the words of her professor while she poked at her meal with her fork. ‘…The brain is a cauliflower – broccoli thing…’ she repeated the words aloud just as a waiter walked by her…’
‘The Task’ is a scientific tale of intrigue and was originally entitled ‘Cauliflower-Broccoli’ – a title I may yet return to I think! It is, after all, most appropriate, is it not?
Anika King 