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Offline Cameron

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The BM Non-BBM Drabble Party: Please Join In!
« on: March 20, 2007, 05:07:07 pm »
Hello Friends,

As some of you know, this writing thing has hit me hard the past few weeks.  I do so love to write about Ennis and Cassie and friends, but I have also started to think about and do a little non-BBM writing too.

I decided I was going to take the Drabble prompts each day, and write a BBM Drabble of course, but I also will try to write a non-BBM Drabble too, just to see if I can do it and to see what comes out. This will be harder, and maybe easier too.  I will post it here.  I hope you don't mind that I am doing this.  Since I am like Ennis and always try to stick to the rules, I will try for the 300 word limit, or around there. 

I do hope that my wonderful Drabble friends will join in, as well as all of you.

All comments are welcome, of course.

« Last Edit: March 20, 2007, 05:36:12 pm by marlb42 »



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Re: The BM Non-BBM Drabble Party, please join in!
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2007, 05:13:49 pm »
Marl ~

I'll join you here and maybe contribute from time to time if that's cool with you!  ;)

Great idea!  :)

~M


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Re: The BM Non-BBM Drabble Party, please join in!
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2007, 05:18:41 pm »
M,

Of course you should join in!!!   I want everyone too.  I bet you can and will do absolutely amazing writing here, just like you do with BBM!

Thanks so much,

Marl



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Re: The BM Non-BBM Drabble Party, please join in!
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2007, 05:31:32 pm »
My first rather sad attempt.  Today’s prompts: bakery, earnest, speed limit.


A Slow Drive Home

Hannah stopped by the bakery.  She bought two black and white cookies.  They have good ones there.  But she thought how strange they must think it was, for a thirty eight year old woman to be buying them for herself.

Hannah was driving home. She couldn’t wait to get there.  After another terrible day at work.  But she was stuck here on the street with only one lane each way.  Stuck behind an old lady who was going way below the speed limit.  Hannah wanted to blow her horn, but she didn’t.  It wasn’t nice to blow the car horn at the old people.  She didn't want to scare them.

Hannah looked at the stores on the street.  All the same, just like all over.  A Starbucks, a CVS and a Gap.  All the same, all over here now too.

Hannah looked at the sidewalk.  There was a young couple, a tall boy and a smaller girl. They were talking, they looked real earnest.  Then they kissed.  Hannah kept looking.

All of a sudden there was a really loud noise.  Hannah felt her heart jumping out of her body.  Then she realized, it was just the asshole in the car behind her, blowing his horn.





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Re: The BM Non-BBM Drabble Party: Please Join In!
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2007, 03:56:40 pm »
Laramie, Wyoming, January 1985.

"These ain't doughboys out a the can, an they ain't Edna's neither,"  Ennis said, looking accusingly at the buttery tops of the biscuits sitting on the plate in front of him.

"I was sort a hopin for a kiss instead a quiz about what bakery I gone to, sweetheart," Ellery frowned, setting down the box.  "Ya want me ta go back out an come back in an we can do this again?"

"What's got inta you, boy?"  Ennis took a step closer, a quick hand snatching at the narrow elbow still buried in the black leather coat, the oiled fabric creaking beneath his insistent fingers.

"I just wanted ta.. .get home early for once, drive the speed limit, be reliable, do somethin nice for ya after all a what we been through, ya know, new year's resolutions n' all."

"Wes give you a talkin to about yer drivin again?"  His other hand was on Ellery's shoulder, prying the leather away from it as if to get underneath to the secret behind the strangely earnest expression.

“Fuck no, do I need Wes ta be my conscience all the damn time?”

“Well don’t ya?  Yer a caution, I already know that, I always thought a man a the law was … well..”

“What?”  a flash of a grin twisted the edge of his mouth up.  “Obedient?”

“Obedient you ain’t, darlin.”

“You like that about me don’t ya?” It was Ellery’s turn to reach out and run his fingers along the thick chamois shirt, a gift from Edna and Wes for Christmas, and Ennis shivered, tugging him closer.

“You bet.”
“Mr. Coyote always gets me good, boy,”  Ellery said, winking.  “Almost forgot what life was like before I got me my own personal coyote.”


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Re: The BM Non-BBM Drabble Party: Please Join In!
« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2007, 06:24:26 am »
Ah Louise, an E&E drabble....what a treat. Thank you!

L
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Re: The BM Non-BBM Drabble Party, please join in!
« Reply #6 on: March 26, 2007, 11:25:15 am »
My first rather sad attempt.  Today’s prompts: bakery, earnest, speed limit.


Not sad Marl! 
This was a great idea!  :) 


Laramie, Wyoming, January 1985.


Yes..thanks Louise!  ;)


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Re: The BM Non-BBM Drabble Party: Please Join In!
« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2007, 07:16:45 pm »
So nice to see you all here. :)

Thanks so much, Louise!
When I have time I will catch up to all your stories.

Thanks M! always for your kind words.

I said I'lll do this everyday, but of course I haven't, but I really will try.

So glad to see you all here.

Thanks again,

Marl
« Last Edit: March 26, 2007, 07:48:33 pm by marlb42 »



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Re: The BM Non-BBM Drabble Party: Please Join In!
« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2007, 07:22:34 pm »
So nice to see you all here. :)

Thanks so much, Louise!
When i have time I will catch up to all your stories.

You'll need a good chunk of time on your hands because when you start with Louise's tales, I find it's hard to stop.  ;)


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Re: The BM Non-BBM Drabble Party: Please Join In!
« Reply #9 on: March 26, 2007, 07:46:52 pm »
But unfortunately Jack was so right,

"Never enough time, never enough time..."

Oh well..one of these days...