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Oh yeah, I'm waiting for that story that will go with "To Follow the Lost Gander" and "Possum Crossing the Road Drunk."
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When you get done with "Possum crossing the road drunk" be sure to let me know. I'd like to see how that one goes. Posts: 497 | Registered: Jun 2004
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Bluegrass? That tune was called "Dead skunk in the middle of the road." (I'm not kidding, that's a real song.)
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Harlen Ellison is a big fan of the strange story titles, because for Ellison the story's title is the first line of your story. The more intriguing the title, the better, according to Ellison.
I don't completely agree with him--well, perhaps I should say that I'm not a big fan of strange titles for the sake of strange titles. But this isn't the point.
I suspect my point is this: Go and read Ellison, and see how the story connects to his title, and perhaps you'll be able to think up a story that will fit your title.
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The short story I'm currently working on started out this way. It came from a combination of seeing corn fields, some lush, green and healthy, some sickly and yellowish, and the phrase that popped into my head: Blood Red Green Corn. That is now the working title of this piece.
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