Microfiction Monday #46

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but Stony River's Susan only wants 140 characters.

Here is this week's picture:


Here is my response:

Staring out of the car's rear windshield, Carl was certain they were the 33 longest miles on the face of the Earth.

Carruthers Camera #7

More photos taken for the Carruthers blog:

Pretty was taken unsurprisingly in a toilet. A gents toilet in Leyton.

Error is a message that appeared on my computer screen two doors down from a gents toilet in Leyton.

Piss is a photo of a sign in Bank station and accordingly found itself in a post about the trainspotting sketch.

Clearance was taken not far from the urine sign, except above ground, obviously.

My advice to anybody taking whimsical photos like this is be careful where you do so. Moral Decline was taken in a Didcot clothes shop and although there were no children about I was regarded with stares of mistrust as if I had just drowned a baby in semen.

Microfiction Monday #45

Another Monday, another microfiction. It's Susan at Stony River's weekly challenge: one image, one response in 140 characters or less.

Here is this week's image:


And here is my response:

In recent years, he had not been pulling his weight. Although now that wouldn't have amounted to much.

He was, very much, the silent partner.

Marathanks

So the website is closed and the final count is in, but first a very big

Thank You

to:

Garry Collier, Marleen, Beth Williams, Alan Williams, Tanya Jones, Sarah Holmes, Anne Howells, Carrie Parsons, Mary Nelson, Nelson Browne Management, Emily Wood, Maggie Davison, Teresa Walker, Nathan Onojaife, Anthony Quinn, Glen Barnham, Abigail Gallagher, Lowri @ Kings Place, Emrah, Emma @ Kings Place, Esther McAuley, Melanie Boyce, Iliana Flade, Jayne Dickinson, Mike Green (KPMF), Ellie Paskell, Erika Poole, Katie Ventress, Martin Carr, Simon Rhodes, Carl Barnes, Gary Merry, Barbara @ All Hallows, Anonymous, Mary Carroll, Stephanie Farrimond, Sanita Simms, Verity Clayton, Caroline Ginty, Dean Bavage, Mols, Jude and Finn, Andy Bloor, Melissa Anderson, Jean and Jon Miles, Bryan Evans, Nerys Lewis, Matt Hawksworth, Kathryn Wain, Deborah Scarborough, Mona Al, Donal & Rach, George, Jessie and Dorothy, Stephen Hicks & Simon Ives, O Nathapon, James Bisp, Abigail Tarttelin, Ros Harries, Sarah Daykin, Anna Masing, Mrs. Frequently, Holly Thomas, Ryan Forde Iosco, Christopher Nye, Jessica Stanley, Richard Doherty, Stephanie McWilliams, Karina Cornell, Lizzy Suffling, Gareth Owen, Nadia Nadif, Gavin French, Cat Nicholls, Lisa Rose, Nansi Eggleton, Nicola Berry, Alex Hornby, Ross Sadler, Sarah Wills, Patrick Harris, Pippa Neilson, Shubha Banerjee, Lucy V Hay, Carol-Ann Bavage, Simona Piantieri, Nia Davies, Anne Harskamp, Penny Davies, Anthony Clark, Ray Stahacz, Jay Venn, Laura Green, Nichola Doe, Sarah Holmes' Mum, Irwin, Alexandra Bell, Zoe & Glen, Valentina Cartago, Cameron Cook, Eleonore Mills, Ellie Pullen, Andrew Wain, Katy Organ, Dean Bavage (again), David Flynn, Ri McDaid-Wren, Antonia Christophers, Mike Jenkins, Zoe Cooper, Charlotte Moore, Ashley Williams, Spencer James, Melanie Boyce (also twice), Anne Howells, Anthony Howells, Claire Smith, Matthew Raymond, Lyndon Edwards, Penny Dimond, Bill & Sue Nelson, Penny Davies (extra), Gillian Crew and Ann Firbank.


Together you've raised....

£2,015.14

There are some examples of what the money will spent on here.

Microfiction Monday #44

Last Monday I referred to Susan at Stony River's Microfiction Monday as a contest, when it's more accurately described as a meme, since as far as I'm aware there are no winners and no losers.

Here is this week's image:

And here is my 140 character or less response to it:

The black knight stood guard by choice. Until the rust made his choice for him.

He stared.

It was the most he could do.

Pockets

This was filmed for Behind The Bike Shed's show Hearts In The Gutter and was more recently shown as part of the Bike Shed Festival's Film Night. It was written by Gareth Brown and filmed by Benjamin Roberts. I play both Barry and the stern voiceover, although for some reason I was credited only for my 'Staring'. Maybe I stare particularly well.

My girlfriend said of Barry's accent that my attempt at a northern accent had improved since we recorded Pockets. I didn't like to point out that it wasn't that long ago that we filmed it. In my defence Barry's accent was supposed to be a bit rubbish. I'm sticking to that.

Sadly the website address http://www.stopitpockets.com/ does not exist.

Microfiction Monday #43

Microfiction Monday is a response to an image in 140 characters or less.

Here is the post for this week’s contest.

Here is the image:



And here is my response:

Stood on the beach, staring at nothing but clouds between sea and sky. He imagined the postcard’s view ahead.

He feared the spires might prick heaven and make God bleed.