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Wednesday, 29 April 2009

NaPoWriMo (29) Three Word Wednesday

Written for NaPoWriMo day twenty-nine
and inspired by and posted to 3WW
CXXXV the words this week are:
Opportunity, Quarrel, and Service.

Firstly, a 'Found' American Sentence.
I use the word 'Found' in the sense that it was written before Allen Ginsberg's proclamation of the seventeen syllable sentence.
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Against you I will fling myself, unvanquished and unyielding, O death!
Virginia Woolf 1882-1941

The American Sandwich game... Flash Fiction in 51 syllables, with a poetic filling.

Write a piece of flash fiction in just three American Sentences.
Allen Ginsberg's American Sentence has seventeen syllables.
Your task is to use as few words as possible to fill the sandwich.

Here's mine:

THE WAR HERO
Despite his upbringing, he graduated with a first class degree.
This was his opportunity to be of service to the nation.
On the battlefield, he was a hero, I have no quarrel with that.
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23 comments:

  1. anthonynorth29 April 2009 at 11:19

    Nicely done. I suppose I'll have to have a go at the Sandwich sometime, too ;-)

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  2. Andy Sewina29 April 2009 at 11:30

    Hi Tony, with your wordpower it'd be a doddle, wouldn't it?

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  3. Stan Ski29 April 2009 at 11:37

    Good stuff - they really get you thinking, don't they?

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  4. Andy Sewina29 April 2009 at 11:40

    Sure do, thanks Stan!

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  5. Winnie the poohi29 April 2009 at 13:05

    ah enjoyed it so! And i am addicted too :D

    Wrote my second one. :)

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  6. Sweet Talking Guy..29 April 2009 at 14:06

    Hi Winnie the Poohi, glad you enjoyed it, and I'm on my way over to your blog right now.

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  7. Thom Gabrukiewicz29 April 2009 at 14:29

    Good stuff.

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  8. Andy Sewina29 April 2009 at 14:51

    Thanks Thom!

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  9. maglomaniac29 April 2009 at 16:19

    Hmmm interesting.
    The American sandwich sure seems delicious;)

    ~Harsha

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  10. gautami tripathy29 April 2009 at 17:14

    Thanks for posting the 'found' sentence. I had forgotten all about it!

    I too am lovin' The American Sandwich..

    raise the bar

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  11. Sweet Talking Guy..29 April 2009 at 17:33

    Thanks Harsha, you should make one, maybe.

    Hi Gautami, so glad you love it too!

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  12. Amy29 April 2009 at 18:33

    Virginia Woolf, ahead of her time in so many ways. I wonder what she would have made of the American Sentence connection.

    Great shot on the American Sandwich.

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  13. Life without Clots29 April 2009 at 18:47

    I am learning. Folks like you provide me direction.

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  14. Tumblewords:29 April 2009 at 19:39

    A well-dressed sandwich!

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  15. Anonymous29 April 2009 at 23:13

    I need to explore the American Sandwich thing! It looks like a lot of fun! Great job! -Meg

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  16. SweetTalkingGuy..29 April 2009 at 23:18

    Thanks Amy, your guess is as good as mine!

    Hi, Life without Clots, I think we're all still learning, hopefully from each other. I enjoyed reading your poetry today, and was really impressed with the way you got the three words into half a sentence.
    -Andy

    Hi Sue @ tumblewords, Thank-you!

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  17. Another Marketing Blogger30 April 2009 at 00:53

    Hey Sweet Talking Guy - this is great. Again, I think the ability to be concise is under rated. I'm going to check out the links you suggested.

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  18. Lucy30 April 2009 at 04:03

    you really are a sweet talking guy!
    thanks for your nice comment!
    Love what you've done with this weeks words! :)

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  19. SweetTalkingGuy..30 April 2009 at 09:43

    Hi Meg, I'm sure you can do it!

    Hi Lisa, thanks, and thanks for the follow!

    Hi Lucy, never trust a sweet talker!

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  20. Anonymous30 April 2009 at 14:32

    Can someone please explain what the 'american sandwich' is please? Whatever it is I liked this tidy use of the words.

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  21. Angel30 April 2009 at 19:00

    I like this one. I actually started to write something along these lines but then changed my mind. Good job!

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  22. susan30 April 2009 at 22:18

    Good use of the words. We don't have to agree with life choices to respect them.

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  23. Ann (bunnygirl)1 May 2009 at 06:26

    Very nice. I saw a war/service theme in this week's prompts too, but already had something in progress and couldn't go that route.

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