And so we plough gamely on. Got a few for you this time, story ideas suggested by fellow Tweeters...
Incidentally, these are all written in well under 140 characters, because I have to fit in the original poster's Twitter address.
@everetttrue Twitter folk! Send me story ideas that I can work up into a manageable 140-character tale! I'll credit you!
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@angusbatey My *ideas* are >140, never mind the stories! Erm, how about: Man in pub mistakes pint of beer for his mother. That sorta thing?
@everetttrue It had been a hard day. The man was thirsty. Thirsty for love. He turned to his pint, wanting love. No luck. It was just a pint.
@angusbatey Ha! Impressive. But you forgot the mistaking it for his mother part. Is surreality compatible with the SMS format?
@everetttrue it's like an early Ramones song - what you leave out is more important than what you put in
@angusbatey Ah! Then you could also say it's like a Steve Albini production (sonic space). Maybe has to be approached in a similar way.
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@floxinthesnow a blind toothpaste company manager looks for love in all the wrong places
@everetttrue START "Floss, floss!" he said. She wouldn't. She had no teeth. He decided the next day to leave for Rome. THE END
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@thehomme elderly, lonely man buries his cat & only companion of 5 years
@everetttrue Meow. Meow. (Silence) "Where have you gone, my feline - and only - friend of five years?" (Silence) "Better get out the shovel"
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@blindboybyhalia @VeryShortStory is good at twitter tales. Otherwise a story involving a spine of a book with eyes staring for so long.
@everetttrue He kept looking. And looking. And looking. He couldn't understand. He looked closer. And closer. The book had no spine.
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