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silverbelle1220

Poker Face Prompt #5: Biography

Aug 15, 2013 15:58

Prompt: Biography
Characters: Matthew, Jefferson, Jan, James
Word Count: 1386
Notes: Well, most people wanted to hear about Matthew, though from various points of view. So, take this as an ongoing journal in the family library. Jefferson wrote the original entry, and Jan and then James put their two cents in ( Read more... )

story: bradford legacy, character: jefferson, character: jan, prompt: simspiration, challenge: poker face 2013, character: james, character: matthew, prompt responce: writing

Comments 10

lauriempress August 15 2013, 20:22:14 UTC

First, Congrats on finishing!
Second, thanks for the laughs!
Third, I liked this. It wasn't what I voted for, but you did an awesome job at it.

silverbelle1220 August 16 2013, 02:44:23 UTC

Thanks! I had fun writing it. I guess people like hearing more about Matthew, even if he was a bastard.

leilia August 15 2013, 22:26:37 UTC

This was hilarious. I loved the addendums, they added a lot to the piece.

silverbelle1220 August 16 2013, 02:45:55 UTC

Thanks. It struck me that both Jan and James would have a lot to say about what Jefferson wrote, hence the addendums onto his original entry.

rosefyre August 16 2013, 05:02:40 UTC

Yeah, Jefferson's 10 nice points would definitely lead to something MUCH nicer than James's one. Congrats on finishing!

silverbelle1220 August 16 2013, 13:28:48 UTC

Thanks. Yeah, Jefferson's nice points would never allow him to tell the truth, and James only has 1 nice point, so I think the truth is somewhere in between.

katmiesterk8 August 19 2013, 02:51:45 UTC

I was drinking a cup of coffee when I read this--I had to try REALLY hard not to send my coffee flying all over my computer and keyboard. This is hilarious!

silverbelle1220 August 19 2013, 13:52:27 UTC

:D I'm glad that you liked it.

ms_norrington August 26 2013, 03:07:00 UTC

I really like this. It's fascinating to think what legacy we leave behind us. And again I do feel for Mathew and Jan. They must've felt so misunderstood because of their inability to feel empathy for others. It's a good thing they had each other. They were awful but they had each other's backs. I suppose the nicest thing you can say about them is that they believed what they were doing was right and for the good of the family.

silverbelle1220 August 26 2013, 17:13:39 UTC

Thanks! It really is strange to think about how differently people view things, and how that impacts the mark they make on the world. Matthew and Jan were quite the dynamic duo, of a sort. They certainly did think they were doing the right thing...but you know where a road paved with good intentions goes.