A curious 50 word story

 A trending exercise in the creative writing world is writing stories in 50 words.  Some take a little freedom and are under by a few, but I enjoy trying to get exactly 50.  I wrote this one in just under 8 minutes, so critique away.  Enjoy!


A Curious Case

Blood and fur were everywhere.  It was a truly brutal scene.  Then one young homicide detective notices something; a speck of brown hair that was quite out of place. The DNA evidence was conclusive.

Contrary to popular belief, it was Curious George, and not curiosity alone, who killed the cat.

A tisket, a tasket, a limerick for your basket

 For my first post that actually has some creative writing in it, I'm going to share some limericks I already wrote, but it was a fun project.  I got bored one day and so I texted my friend Cassie Chandler and told her to text me a word and I'd make a limerick out of it. She sent me the word "tooth" and so I replied with this.

                 Was she cutsie or was she scary?
                 What kind of wand did she carry?
                  Then in came a sleuth,
                  and he stole my lost tooth,
                  so now I'll never see the fairy. 

It was fun and I wanted to write more, so it lead me to post a status of Facebook which read,"I'm bored, so comment on this post with a word and I'll incorporate it in a Limerick posted to your wall."  What follows is the results.



Friend:Guilherme Preising
Word: Brazil
Limerick: I once met a kid from Brazil
                 he seemed to be pretty chill
                 He came up, and met me
                 said my friends call me Gui 
                 and in movie class he has much skill

Friend: Kimberly Thomas Hermansen
Word: Word
Limerick: I was driving when a weird sound I heard
                 I realized I had hit a bird
                 I mourned with much zeal
                 one asked "what's the big deal" 
                 so I told him the bird is the word

Friend: Hayley Sutherland Nelson
Word: Orange
Limerick: An orange is a yummy food
                 but it's a bright color too
                 it's a fruit that's a color
                 named for each other 
                 a match made in heaven it's true

Friend: Kelly Sharp
Word: Cat
Limerick: Kelly Sharp has a cat
                 her cat is kinda fat
                 she found it out on the street
                 brought it home to keep 
                 and that's all I've gotta say about that.

Friend: Jael E. Villalobos
Word: Just
Limerick: Once a kid went to court
                 because he built a fort
                 they said "tear it down he must"
                 his mom yelled "that isn't just!" 
                 and it got dropped cuz the judge's a good sport.

Friend: Josue Fernandez
Word: Music
Limerick: A famous man said what's all the fuss
                 all the world needs is love
                 then argued John Cusick
                "we also need music" 
                 but nobody heard cuz nobody knew who he was

Friend: Ben Cassel
Word: Virtual Demos
Limerick: Virtual Demos are lame
                 they always end up the same
                 their computer doesn't work
                 and then I go berserk 
                 and I end up mentally insane

Friend: Brad Haralson
Word: Volleyball
Limerick: There was a dude who played volleyball
                  he got teased cuz he was only two feet tall
                  they mockingly said "how's the weather down there?"
                  then he jumped ten feet in the air 
                  and hit their face with the ball

Friend: Rachel Wilson
Word: Bored
Limerick: A man said he was really insulted
                when he was giving a talk at the pulpit
                 I got really bored
                 I fell asleep and I snored 
                 and so his hurt feelings resulted

Friend: Adam Ibarra
Word: Consanguinity
Limerick: There was this hot girl you see
                  and I asked her on a date with me
                  turns out we're related
                  my spirits deflated 
                  dang you consanguinity

Friend: Josh Chronis
Word: humuhumunukunukuapua'a
Limerick: I said I know everything! haha
                What's Hawaii's state fish? I gotcha!
                 I hit the back of his head
                 then with a chuckle I said 
                 Humuhumunukunukuapua'a

Friend: Hannah Hermansen
Word: Banana
Limerick: An announcement was made by the nun
                "That's it! Dinner is done!"
                "But I want a banana"
                 Said little orphan Hannah 
                 but she couldn't get even one

What and Why

In my senior year of high school I took a creative writing class.  I absolutely loved it.  Lately I haven't been doing very much writing creatively, and so I decided to start this blog.  I'm going to try and post daily, just any creative work.  It can vary from a limerick, to rap lyrics, I just want to keep my brain exercised and get back in the groove. With the frequency of posting, it won't be very refined, therefore it won't be terribly great.  Hopefully some good things come out of this.  I'd love feedback on any or all posts. Let the games begin!