Hello! I realise I haven’t posted properly on this blog for ever so long. These days, my blog posts seem too frivolous for serious times, and I don’t know if anyone misses them.
However, a tiny story has caused me to come out of hiding.
I expect you’ve heard the phrase Less Is More applied to writing. It could mean that a piece of writing could be written more concisely. Or sometimes, it’s better to let readers draw their own conclusions.
I’m sure Less Is More is the idea behind 50 Give or Take, the fifty-word stories that pop into my inbox every day.
I really liked yesterday’s story, but I’d have liked it better without the title, so I’m going to copy the story here without the title:
“Here at Greenlawn, we hope you’ll come to see yourself as part of our little community. Ah, this one’s yours, between Major Barker and Miss Lyle. Wonderful neighbors.” He gestured at the lake. “Of course, a wonderful view, summer and winter.”
“All inclusive?”
“Absolutely. A standard headstone with every plot.”
I’ll come back to this story further down the page. In the meantime, it would be lovely to know if anyone wants me to return to regular blogging.
And here’s a photo of me, taken in the UK in June with…
…Frank Sidebottom!
So about that fifty-word story, the title is: Your Forever Home. Don’t you think that ruins the story? I do.
