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anulira

Class Piece - Belongings

Aug 26, 2010 02:18

Just a 500 word, PG piece I had to do for one of my university classes. We had to write a piece about the person whose life included these objects: a dead pot plant, a business card, a dusty radio and a silver locket with an inscription.

I am much pleased with how it came out. I asked Dad to proof it for me, and gigglement ensued as he got ( Read more... )

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enchanted_jae August 26 2010, 02:55:55 UTC

That's lovely in a sad, angsty way. Like the potted plant analogy, especially.

anulira August 26 2010, 06:01:45 UTC

Thanks! Yeah, the dead pot plant is one of my favourite bits too. Seriously want to just cuddle the plant!
I'm interested: did you read the narrator as a guy or a girl?

enchanted_jae August 29 2010, 05:46:02 UTC

I was thinking "girl", but that may be because I'm female, and nothing in the story indicated the narrator was NOT female. Does that make sense?

anulira August 29 2010, 06:05:17 UTC

See, I wrote the narrator as a guy, but a few people have read it and assumed girl, possibly some because they were girls themselves or because they assumed I'd write a girl because I am one.
When I was editing it with Dad, I said something about the narrator and all "his" rubbish, and Dad was like "huh? I'm having trouble envisaging this, you mention a male called Sam later..." me: "yes...."