My First #SlapDashSat: 09-08-18

Just trying out new toys I find on the internet.

I found a writing game on Twitter called #SlapDashSat. You can search the hashtag, or, check out the main page @SlapDashSat. There is no theme, no rules, just free form writing. Just whatever happens to cross your mind at the moment.

A lot of what I read reminded me of conversations from a Tarantino movie. You know what I mean. The conversations where the characters just seem to be bullshitting to pass the time. I like Tarantino movies, so, I figured, what the hell.

And then my mind went blank.

I turned to my trusty fortune cookie fortune collection and found this gem:

Always stick around for one more drink. That’s when stuff happens.

I thought of a quick scene. I’ll admit it: I didn’t go straight to Twitter with my scene. I roughed it out, did some editing, walked away from it, came back, cut some stuff, rinse and repeat. I got the scene into a form I liked and went with it.

"Guess my mind's just wandering tonight," he says.
She looks at his ring. "Wandering anywhere but home?"
"Might as well. No one else is there. My wife's off playing Mother Theresa for her brother and sister-in-law."#SlapDashSat #writerstable

— Pat is pushing the pen (@PatRyan259) September 9, 2018

"Something like that. Most of her relatives are afraid if I'm alone with those two, I'll wait for them to fall asleep and smother them with their pillows."
She chokes on the last drop of the Long Island, nearly spitting it out.#amwriting

— Pat is pushing the pen (@PatRyan259) September 9, 2018

"I pretty much told them that's what would happen if I were left alone with them. Well, everything except waiting for them to fall asleep. Like I said, i don't have my wife's patience."#SlapDashSat

— Pat is pushing the pen (@PatRyan259) September 9, 2018

Brevity escaped me that day. Ah, well. Some people liked it. That’s cool. I posted it late in the evening, so, some of the likes didn’t come in until the next Saturday. That’s cool, too. I tried it and I liked it and I’ll try it again.

And I encourage you to check out the game @SlapDashSat.

P.S Wakelet failed me. If you know of another app to put Twitter post collections into WordPress, please share in the comments.

Posted on September 21, 2018September 20, 2018 by Patrick 0

Patrick Ryan, Author and Ordinary Average Guy

Writing, Sci-Fi, Grilling, Gardening, and whatever else catches my interest at the moment.

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