Comments on: Writing Adventure Group Theme #30 – Broken

By: Terry Haferkamp

Terry Haferkamp — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 03:15:05 +0000

Dog and babies have the same taste in toys. It’s not the price of the toy, sometimes they prefer the boxes they come in. Just wait until Syrus is chewing up the babies toys.

By: J. M. Strother

J. M. Strother — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:56:04 +0000

I’m a dog guy too. They are the funniest things at times. I enjoyed your story about Syrus. My dog has many of the same traits you described, but instead of destroying his toys he takes them out into the back yard and buries them, sometimes never to be seen again.
~jon

By: Walt

Walt — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:32:42 +0000

Marisa,
It seems as though the more expensive the toy, the faster my dog will destroy it. That Kong Tails was something like $15.00 and it lasted less than 15 minutes. Give him a cheap $3.00 toy and it will last him a couple of weeks.

Creative Non-Fiction, I don’t whats to hate about that name but you learn something new everyday. Thanks for the info, I’ll have to take a look into Davis Sedaris’ work.

Thanks for the comment.

By: Walt

Walt — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:28:53 +0000

Tree branches, fallen walnuts (I have a walnut tree), cardboard boxes, balled up anything…. yeah, he loves the simplest things.

I’m glad you enjoyed the story. Syrus is a character, I’m sure he will pop up on the blog from time to time.

Thanks for the comment

By: Walt

Walt — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:26:43 +0000

Kate,
My dog can be a riot. He has a strange personality at times and I can’t help but just laugh at some of the things he does. Dancing around new toys and shuffling around on his back are just the tip of the iceberg.

Throughout the entire pregnancy I kept telling my wife that a baby would not wrap me around their finger. Easier said than done, my wife says I’m a pushover for my daughter.

Thanks for the comment

By: Marisa Birns

Marisa Birns — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:52:32 +0000

There’s a Jack Russell Terrier in my family and she demolishes any toy given to her in minutes! Of course she’d rather play with the box.

Yes, writing non-fiction using the tools of fiction writing is a very good way to exercise those writing muscles. Creative non-fiction is the term for it (though there are some people who hate that tag) and David Sedaris, among others, is quite the expert at it.

By: NewToWritingGirl

NewToWritingGirl — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:54:55 +0000

Your dog sounds a lot like my mum’s cat – he’ll play with anything, but has the most fun with mundane things: shoe laces, bottle tops etc.
I do enjoy your stories about Syrus!

By: Girl Fren'

Girl Fren' — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:57:24 +0000

How funny. Your dog is a comedian, sounds like. Now you’re a Dad, you’ll find the same thing will apply to your child, except this one will go to the store with you, turn on all her persuasion–which I’m betting will be considerable–and say, “Please, Daddy, please.”

I think there’s merit in what you said about writing non-fiction having as much effect on our craftsmanship, as writing anything else.

By the way, thank you kindly for the nice remarks you left on “Paybacks are Hell”. One question: what makes you think that was fiction? Cheers, Kate