Thank you, youhavewings. Usually I have to put my fiction through a bit of an editors sieve because I'm quite imagery heavy. Flash fiction writing is a really good practice for me in trying to use metaphor and simile only when it adds to the story :)
Thanks Julia. Yeah, I thought I managed to get a little subtext running through this flash fiction. Which I was happy about as I write mainly long form fiction.
Well done, @raj808. The writing is lovely and poetic, and you've captured the pall that has come across us all! Okay, that was a little tongue in cheek. But yes, a lot of people are very challenged by Steemit flatlining. I am watching it for an upturn. I think it will happen soon.
Glad to see you here! I look forward to reading more of your pieces.
Thank you Jayna. I just tried to capture a brief moment in time with a family in poverty. Then all that snowflake, ice, crypto winter subtext just sort of fit in the dialogue and imagery. It was also useful and fun editing it to make the 50 word limit. I put this through about 5 separate edits in the end.
It was a great writing exercise for me and I'll surely enter whenever I can :)
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Definition: A profitable return for little effort.
Any online search for the expression 'money for old rope' will bring up many pages which state authoritatively that it originated in reference to the payment for old, frayed ropes which were subsequently used to fill cracks between planks on ships. These usually date the practice to 'the days of sail...', which is one of those phrases that set etymologists' noses twitching.
I quite love your metaphors, but the assumed imagery was just as vivid.
Thank you, youhavewings. Usually I have to put my fiction through a bit of an editors sieve because I'm quite imagery heavy. Flash fiction writing is a really good practice for me in trying to use metaphor and simile only when it adds to the story :)
Ok let me say : B R A V O
this is your first and its great !
Write on
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Cheers Britt. Yeah, I've written flash fiction before, I just hadn't tried the 50 word story challenge on steem.
Thanks for the encouragement 🙂
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Well you PASSED with flying colors so you can enter much more often😉
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This looks like a very interesting concept @raj808. And yours is a great entry. Well done!
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This is the first time I've tried flash fiction like this on steem, although I have written it before for comps offline.
It's a really interesting and precise form. You should give it a go 🙂
Thanks for the encouragement
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Very good . Proves it’s qualitymore than quantity
Thanks Blanchy :)
Beautifully concise but with a depth of meaning that goes very deep.
"Hey @youhavewings, I think you'll find this post interesting!"
Thanks Julia. Yeah, I thought I managed to get a little subtext running through this flash fiction. Which I was happy about as I write mainly long form fiction.
Thanks for the encouragement and the shout out ☺
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@raj808 happens to be one of my favorite writers on Steemit. Always inspiring.
Thank you 😄
You're making me blush @youhavewings... but that's ok 😉
Well done, @raj808. The writing is lovely and poetic, and you've captured the pall that has come across us all! Okay, that was a little tongue in cheek. But yes, a lot of people are very challenged by Steemit flatlining. I am watching it for an upturn. I think it will happen soon.
Glad to see you here! I look forward to reading more of your pieces.
Thank you Jayna. I just tried to capture a brief moment in time with a family in poverty. Then all that snowflake, ice, crypto winter subtext just sort of fit in the dialogue and imagery. It was also useful and fun editing it to make the 50 word limit. I put this through about 5 separate edits in the end.
It was a great writing exercise for me and I'll surely enter whenever I can :)
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Good job! Could you explain to me the 'money for old rope' part, please? I am not native in English so maybe I am missing something there.
Hi manoldonchev
It is a saying, or proverb
In this story the male character is using it sarcastically. I hope this clears things up a little. Glad you enjoyed the 50 word story :)
It clears a lot, thank you very much for the detailed answer. Sometimes it is nice to know the story behind things.
Hey @raj808
Very nice. Good job.
I hope you enjoyed your recent trip. It sounds like you did. Is it something your average steemit blogger would enjoy?
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