Well apparently yes…apparently I can do comedy. Who knew??
Yes I know I am breaking my new schedule the day after it started but I am excited and I want to tell you things!!
About a month ago, I entered a writing competition. It was brought to my attention by the lovely Lucy from Secret Diary of PorterGirl (whose blog is fantastic btw go and read all of it and buy her books) it was a flash comedy writing competition on the website https://carrotranch.com/
Now, I had never really written fiction before, or comedy… but I thought “what the hell, I’ll give it a go” It wasn’t like the judges would come round my house and laugh at me for entering… (hopefully). SO I wrote a tiny (the limit was 300 words) bit of flash comedy based on some iPhone found poetry that you might recognise… and I sent it to them. Then I forgot all about it. Until today…
Today I found out that I came second 😀 😀 😀 I can’t really believe it but it happened! Here is the link to the post where they published my writing…
Winner of Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #2
and, in case you don’t want to click the link (although you should..) here is the flash comedy fiction that I wrote…
The day my phone turned into a needy surrealist and developed an obsession with otters!
When I set my phone the task of writing poetry, I never expected it to reveal a secret life full of angst, rich plotlines and otters…
I hate it when people think they know me
I have been thrown away
It does not matter
I hate it when you don’t think of me
I have just noticed the otter
It seems that there is no such thing as Tuesday
That could have been extremely depressing if it hadn’t turned suddenly, into a surrealist, near future expose on a world with otters peering at you from behind the impending destruction of Tuesday.
During that moment you can tell me how you feel
Yes it was meant for you but I am not
Soon I will be honest with the otter
It would seem that I have been lying to the otter. But what about and why? Was it about the destruction of Tuesday, which really can only be a good thing. Why would anyone lie about that? Maybe it was something else, something I was not sure that the otter could handle. Maybe I was concerned that the otter would indeed tell me how he felt…
I had to find out why I lied to the otter!
I don’t know what you are
Otters and I have gin and tonic
I am just so ready for a new wildcat
That explains it, the otter didn’t know about the new wildcat. Everyone seems to have gin and tonic though so I think the honesty went well. I am not so sure about the wildcat however…
The otter is definitely the best sort of dragon
We need a better wildcat
Don’t forget to check out the other angry bears
I think the otter should possibly lay off the gin.
Project Warrior Goddess 
Congratulations, my friend! I am so proud of you, you’ve done so well. And now the otters are flourishing! So very, very chuffed 😀
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Thank you so much!!
I wouldn’t have done any of this without your support and encouragement 😀
(I sound like I am accepting an oscar!!)
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My pleasure, that’s what friends are for. You’ve always been a HUGE support to me, it’s about time I returned the favour 😉
(I’ll be there for the oscar acceptance speech too!)
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I am happy to support you and you made me a Governmental Minister 😀
I am pretty sure we are both winning Oscars…You will undoubtedly get one when Tony Blair turns into a film and i will make the otters into stars!! We can go together and drink gin and worry the celebrities
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This is a very Good Idea! I shall start hunting for the perfect hat and maybe even a new pair of DMs for the occasion. I shall look like a princess! (My version of a princess. Which is basically just me but brushing my hair 🙂 )
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Ooh yes!! New hat and new DMs all around!!
We shall be booted princesses with (maybe) brushed hair and the most spectacular hats in the whole show!
We could bring g some otters too, they’d love a day out!
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Great! We will get the Wombles to drive us home, so we don’t have to worry about taxis 🙂
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Marvellous idea!! They won’t mind at all, they will get to go to a new place to do some wombling, it sounds ideal!
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Very well done! Don’t forget to thank the otters, after you have thanked Lucy and your family and wiped a tear from your eye and accepted the Oscar. Then drink gin, of course.
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Thank you 😊
Hehe I will have the strangest Oscar acceptance speech ever…
I would like to thank Lucy, the otters of time and my phone for inventing the otters of time…
I can just see the reactions 😂
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Although I don’t follow them, I understand there have been a few weird acceptance speeches before, so you certainly need to channel your inner otter. As opposed to your outer otter, of course.
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Hahaha I don’t follow them either…
I think channelling my outer otter sounds fun…I can just scamper about stage diving into any handy water and searching for fish…
Then do a bit of time travel research…
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If you have any luck with the research, I will expect to find you’ve posted about it a couple of months ago.
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That is true…it is the sort of thing I’d mention… I’ll go back and check 🙂
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Good idea. No time like the present.
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That is very true… the present is the only time I am certain exists…
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…but you may find out differently…
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I may do… but I may just find that when I get there it is simply a different present…
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That is probably true.
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Congratulations, Sam! Funny story and a deserving achievement. It’s not easy to get the laughs. 🙂
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Thank you so much 😁
I have never (intentionally) written comedy before…or a story!
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I’d feel bad if you said it wasn’t supposed to be funny. 😉 You did well!
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Thank you 😀
I don’t think I could say that a story about gin drinking otters was supposed to be serious and keep a straight face 🙂
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