McFinn
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GWJ Writer's Throwdown: September 2012 Edition
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Monday, August 20, 2012
GWJ Writer's Throwdown: August 2012 Edition
The
Hours
“Ah,
back again at rest. How was your hour, Edward?”
“Mister
Baker. I am afraid I wasted it with the trio.”
“Not
'Automne' again, I hope.”
“I
fear we were a maudlin pack of mules.”
“So
are we all affected from time to time. No shame in feeling a bit down
every now and then given the circumstances.”
“I
would be remiss if I did not show my appreciation for your clever
word play, and to note that your
own chin seems to be set rather high. I suspect your hour was well
spent?”
“A
fine outing. Very fine. I may have chanced upon a new Brachyura
out by the far smokestack, perhaps a larger cousin of our common
fellow here. I do so regret my limited study of oceanic fauna before
our embarkation. Alas, I was set on studying the fowl of your
wonderful frontier of a country.”
“I'm
afraid that birds and crabs are all of a one to me, and better in the
pot than without. But I was hoping that perhaps you had spotted a
diving bell or....”
“You'd
be the first to hear of it, I do assure. Remember the first we saw?
We thought it was an angel finally come. But in the end just men.
Just men.”
“It
was a sore disappointment, to be sure.”
“I
am sorry, Edward. I know how much you bloody miss them. In good time
all will be set right. 'For everything there is a season.'”
“You
are quite correct. A more hopeful disposition certainly waits next
hour, for I feel the sleep closing in upon us. Good night, Mr.
Baker.”
“And
to you, Edward. And to you.”
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