Tell the story that needs to be told, in the way it needs to be told, to the length it needs to be told.
Don’t poison a story by insisting it must be an apple when it’s really an orange.
Don’t stunt a story by forcing it beyond its natural growth nor by forcing it to grow in a box too small.
“Genres” and “standard story lenghs” are publisher’s artefacts, not part of storytelling.
Breakthroughs don’t come through abiding by conventions and working in boxes.
Simple Simon
met a π. Man,
astounded, he
couldn’t wrap mind a-
round it: three point
one four one five
nine two six five
three five eight nine
seven nine three two
three eight four six
two six four three
three eight three two
seven nine five oh
two eight eight four
one nine seven one
six nine three nine
nine three seven five
one oh five eight
two oh nine seven
four nine four four
five nine two three
oh seven eight one
six four oh six
two eight six two
oh eight nine nine
eight six two eight
oh three four eight
two five three four
two one one seven
oh six seven nine
etcetera etcetera
© 2019 David W. Jones
And the rail looms
a Frankenstein lurking
over everything yanking
feet from under us wanking
its way along dumping
wasted lumps into an
apocalyptic
revelation
sea.
The beast arises.
And the rail ends.
© 2017 David W. Jones
P.S. And happy birthday to Dancing Treefrog blog!
I wish I was
a one-eyed man,
for then I would be
king.
© 2018 David W. Jones
Now That You’ve Gone
The rest of me is dead,
but the tears live.
© 2018 David W. Jones
How do you spend Christmas?
Someone please tell me.
Tried to pay the heating bill with Christmas
but they cut me off anyway.
Tried to pay the rent with it
but landlord just threw me out.
So someone please tell me:
How do you spend Christmas?
©2017 David W. Jones
Hearing the voice
and going along with it
saddles you with the sin
of the one who said it.
While a burden shared
is a burden lightened,
a sin shared
drags both to hell.
© 2017 David W. Jones
10:43
A wonderful place to be.
10:44
is coming through the door.
10:45
makes me feel alive.
10:46
Time to call it quits.
© 2017 David W. Jones
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