Friday, March 29, 2013

Idiot

Liam wasn't surprised to see his father sitting a few rows away. The judge called his case, robbery this time, muttering faintly audibly "the goddamn apple doesn't fall far from the tree, eh?"

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24 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 29, 2013 at 3:39 PM

    Painted quite a pic in just 33 words. Nicely done.

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  2. AnonymousMarch 29, 2013 at 4:14 PM

    Agreed, a lot said in 33 words.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 29, 2013 at 5:08 PM

    You say a lot in 33 (but I'm greedy- I want more!)

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  4. AnonymousMarch 29, 2013 at 5:12 PM

    Ooo. Nice twist in 33. Nicely done!

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  5. tedstrutzMarch 29, 2013 at 5:29 PM

    Excellent.

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  6. SuzanneMarch 29, 2013 at 5:30 PM

    This is great! Very colourful piece. Love the title!

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  7. barbaraMarch 29, 2013 at 8:39 PM

    You have captured one of the saddest things - the generational lawlessness for lack of better word. Well done, You. I can't tell you how many father/son, uncle/nephew, brother/brother, cousin/cousin combos I have seen go through court here in podunk 'laska.

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  8. UnknownMarch 29, 2013 at 9:13 PM

    Haha that was great!

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  9. DraugMarch 29, 2013 at 11:59 PM

    This is one of my favorite idioms. You put it to good use! (:

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  10. AnonymousMarch 30, 2013 at 12:19 AM

    Rotten to the core it seems, good read :-)

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  11. brudbergMarch 30, 2013 at 2:24 AM

    Good use of the idiom :-)

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  12. TrifectaMarch 30, 2013 at 4:58 AM

    Wow--it's a whole story in 33! Nice job. Reminds me a bit of one of the story lines in Let The Great World Spin. Have you read it?

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  13. lumdog2012March 30, 2013 at 7:23 AM

    Great idiom and sad story. True too often.

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  14. Faith CohenMarch 30, 2013 at 11:11 AM

    Thanks all. Trifecta, I haven't read Let The Great World Spin. :-(

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  15. chamblee54March 30, 2013 at 12:47 PM

    Cussword adjectives are good for posts with a precise word count. Like all profanity, they can be inserted, or taken out, without changing the overall meaning.

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    1. Faith CohenMarch 30, 2013 at 2:55 PM

      I think that applies to a vast many more adjectives (and adverbs for that matter) than just swear words. Although I don't really agree with the premise in the first instance. I tend to use swear words to catch the reader's attention and in this instance to convey the appropriate "grittiness" of the situation.

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  16. Ann BennettMarch 30, 2013 at 5:02 PM

    Father like son, well done.

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  17. MeredithMarch 31, 2013 at 1:38 AM

    well done

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  18. TMWHickmanMarch 31, 2013 at 9:50 AM

    Well done! Those apples just have all sorts of idioms dedicated to them, don't they?

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  19. UnknownMarch 31, 2013 at 12:52 PM

    I love this judge's voice. Nice write.

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  20. AtreyeeMarch 31, 2013 at 2:13 PM

    Ah,genes-good or bad,we are stuck with some of the blueprint at least!What a cool take on the prompt,liked it:-)

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  21. Marie NicoleMarch 31, 2013 at 3:41 PM

    Nope. The apple rarely falls far from the tree, and there is a reason why these idioms exist!

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  22. kymmMarch 31, 2013 at 8:05 PM

    Nice picture of one of those awkward family situations. lol.

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  23. AnonymousMarch 31, 2013 at 8:09 PM

    That last piece of dialogue nailed it for me. Really well done!

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