Monday, March 5, 2007

Fun Monday!

Today's Fun Monday comes from Min at Mama Drama. Who doesn't love a challenge like this?

To compose an exceptionally bad opening sentence for any piece of writing (not limited to novels...but not including blog posts) and to include a photograph or brief description of some aspect of that sentence.


After a long, hard day at work, Sarah was looking forward to a relaxing afternoon tending her prizewinning roses; but, just as she settled onto her knees near her Sutter’s Golds, she heard a screech and saw a flash of red, brown, and blue out of the corner of her eye. “Damn it, Lulu!” she screeched in frustration as she threw down her pruning shears, “Stay out of the dogwoods, you know you’re too large to climb them.” She glared fiercely at the three-foot-tall chimpanzee in the Wonder woman bathing suit as it bounced unconcernedly on the tiny tree.
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If my neighbors heard me this morning, they would have been puzzled. "Come on Girl, look mad at the monkey!"

19 comments:

Beccy said...

I love wonder monkeys wonder woamn suit.

Great bad sentence!

Mrs. Really Long Last Name said...

Perfect combination of words and photo. I love it.

Robin said...

I think your last line could've been your entry, too, lol (so bad in a good kind of way).

This "book" could've gone in a thousand directions...but, thankfully, we'll be spared them all ;).

enidd said...

enid thinks that was baaad!

min said...

I can't believe you did that!!! Wonder woman monkey in the dogwood! You are just too cool for words. I had serious doubts about this, but you showed me!!
Bravo on the bad sentence (and the wonderful picture!)

Woodlandmama said...

Thank you all, Wonder Monkey has been bugging me to get back in my blog since her last apperence. She's such a media whore.

Min-Never doubt that I am joking about monkeys or dogwoods. Both are subjects that I take very seriously. Though in all honesty, WM is NOT really in a dogwood. She was, in fact, to large for my dogwoods.

The Artist formerly Known as Purpleworms (!) said...

Great job! I want to read the rest of the novel now!

Pamela said...

I agree with Robin... last quote was a killer. That should be the title of your book... well assuming that you would write a book beginning with such an awful sentence.

good job

Jenny said...

Oh my god. That picture is priceless!

La Sirena said...

Hah! Rory is an even better actress than Wonder Monkey.

And your quite the creator.

Bethany said...

Love the picture!

Woodlandmama said...

Thank you all. I was trying to compete with Min and her crazy pictures. I am a little worried about those who would like to read this book, as I imagine it would take on some "B.J. and the Bear" qualities. Who knows though, a prim and proper lady like Sarah with her prize-winning roses doesn’t seem that likely of an owner of Wonder Monkey. Maybe it would be more like the movie Mannequin.

Stephanie said...

Fell outta my chair at, "Look mad at the monkey!!!"

Awesome.

Willowtree said...

Ah ha! So that's where my Wonder Woman impersonating simian got to.

Woodlandmama said...

No, no Willowtree that simian has always been mine. I see your game! You are just trying to touch my monkey!

Jenn said...

such a lovely bad! (and adorable pic to go along with) but I'd keep reading just to find out: why the Wonder Woman bathing suit??

nikki said...

my monkeys always wear batman costumes.....

Amy W said...

Yes, if I was your neighbor, I would have thought you had gone crazy...Good Job!

ktjrdn said...

I was here Monday, but my comment got eaten.

I was going to say that I love the picture. And I'm in central Illinois too. Not that that has anything to do with anything, but I wanted to share anyway.