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PatB
We watched a hoarder woman on TV a couple of weeks ago. We found it a disgusting addiction in that case. Great story this,
posted by
WileyJohn
on April 17, 2013 at 4:51 PM
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isn't funny the conversations and what not that a couple has after all those years...how somehow just one day things snap!
posted by
Annicita
on April 17, 2013 at 1:49 PM
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Well they might of kind of lived happily ever after. Lovely little story Pat.
posted by
C_C_T
on April 17, 2013 at 12:00 PM
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Re: Nautikos - confounding our expectations.
I just thought it might be fun to flip the expectation.
posted by
Pat_B
on April 17, 2013 at 8:38 AM
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Re: Taps - Why do people do that?
Insecurity? I hear folks say "I might need that one day." They're talking about a plastic food container and lid in which lunch meat came in. Like there's not an endless supply of them coming across the supermarket scanner.
posted by
Pat_B
on April 17, 2013 at 8:37 AM
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Re: The intimate drama of family...
Thanks, Ciel. That does make it stronger. :)
posted by
Pat_B
on April 17, 2013 at 8:35 AM
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Pat
Completely confounding our expectations by turning the figurative 'old man's crap' into the real 'old woman's crap'! And yes, I can see the hounds of Hell unleashed on the poor guy when Addie get back...Masterfully (mistressfully? LOL) done...
posted by
Nautikos
on April 17, 2013 at 7:36 AM
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I loved it. There are so many hoarders in this country. More than one could even imagine. I wonder why. Why do people do that?
posted by
TAPS.
on April 17, 2013 at 7:15 AM
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The intimate drama of family...
This draws me in, and even in the brief visit with them, makes me care about these people, appreciate foibles and strengths and feelings, about how painful and dire it is for them, though the situation would not be seen as so intense by the world around.
One editorial suggestion, perhaps because it's something I have been homing in on with my own writing: It's that old passive vs active voice thing. "...it would seem like a park." Why not go all out and just say, "...it would be a park." ? If there is no need for the qualifier, why weaken the impact of the statement?
posted by
Ciel
on April 17, 2013 at 7:13 AM
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