Far out, J., very far out.:) I enjoyed the lightheartedness of this story. For example, "Like when she noticed a package of cookies in her shopping cart. Or when Mrs. Grabel’s wallet was found in the pocket of her raincoat." I kept expecting the hand to turn on Ramona, but it turned out to be a part of her. They made a great team. There were some hilarious characters in the guild, as well. The rampage at the end was totally unexpected, but it fit the story. You certainly are well versed in the art of topiary.
Without a doubt, the most bizarre story I have ever read outside of Alice in Wonderland. And I just loved this line, J.
"But Mrs. Pillsbury had tuned out detesting both the sound of her own first name being invoked, which Mrs. Carmichael did with regularity, and a prepositional ending to sentences."
Thanks Sharron! It's a fun stretch to try a *very* different genre—one I like to read but haven't written before at any length. And that's incredibly high praise to be listed along side Carroll, if only tangentially.
weird in the best way. I keep waiting for an extra hand to sprout out
Ha! Who says there was ever a first extra hand?
So fun to see how this turned out. Love the topiary carnage. Weirdly wonderful.
Far out, J., very far out.:) I enjoyed the lightheartedness of this story. For example, "Like when she noticed a package of cookies in her shopping cart. Or when Mrs. Grabel’s wallet was found in the pocket of her raincoat." I kept expecting the hand to turn on Ramona, but it turned out to be a part of her. They made a great team. There were some hilarious characters in the guild, as well. The rampage at the end was totally unexpected, but it fit the story. You certainly are well versed in the art of topiary.
Thanks KC! I only know as much as they let me research on this prison computer.
Yes, more of this. Again, this is my favourite thing of yours so far.
Thanks Jon!
J gets weird! Absolutely loved it! More of this, please. 🙌
Hey man, I don’t want to tread on your beat. I’m just rubbernecking, dipping my toes in.
If I had my way, this whole world would be weird. Like 80s sci-fi movie weird. 😵💫
Rawhead Rex weird? Videodrome weird?
Yes! Yes! All the weird.
How very satisfying! Hooray for Ramona and her helping hand!
Thanks Liz! Comeuppance with a side salad!
these characters are wonderful!
ha! And fun to write. Thanks for reading EJ!
Excellent.
Changed a bit since you saw it last. Thanks for all the notes from you and the others!
Always a pleasure.
That was so good. I loved it. The perfect ending too, all those snooty bitches. Definitely a different kind of story.
Thanks Ben! It didn’t feel right for Mrs Pillsbury to exact revenge on them…topiary are fair game. 😉
Very interesting story!
Thanks for reading, Vince!
Without a doubt, the most bizarre story I have ever read outside of Alice in Wonderland. And I just loved this line, J.
"But Mrs. Pillsbury had tuned out detesting both the sound of her own first name being invoked, which Mrs. Carmichael did with regularity, and a prepositional ending to sentences."
Thanks Sharron! It's a fun stretch to try a *very* different genre—one I like to read but haven't written before at any length. And that's incredibly high praise to be listed along side Carroll, if only tangentially.