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The Life of a Drunken Writer

They assigned me to write a sonnet about the life of a drunken writer whose dream wouldn't shatter, but his foolishness wasn't in the past tense; he spent endless hours reading blogs of people who didn't make sense... in chat rooms, he found geeks, charlatans, and a casual liar. These are the ones who can text all day as kids do for fun... what's the excuse for being late and perform with a brainless head? Here's proof of his laziness: he didn't write anything to earn his bread. " Wake up, your work is piling up...you snore like pigs in a barn! " The co-worker in the next booth sneered as the boss approached Fred who stuttered and tried to explain why he couldn't get the work done... while his breath stunk and couldn't stand him looking awfully mad. " I need that article by tomorrow, or you'll get a pink slip and are gone! " " Sir, the last article was a hit...you liked that sex-pot with those boobs! " " Why can't I write about today's generation who have the speed of raccoons? "

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 10/18/2012 11:36:00 AM
Congrats on your win..Sara
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Date: 10/18/2012 9:17:00 AM
CONGRATS ANDREW ON A MARVELOUS WRITE AND WIN .. UNIQUE ENTRY .. HOW HAVE U BEEN MY FRIEND??
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Date: 10/18/2012 8:07:00 AM
Congratulations on your winning sonnet.
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Date: 10/18/2012 6:37:00 AM
Congratulations on your 8th place win in Cyndi's contest Andrew. Love, Carol XXXX
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Date: 10/12/2012 2:55:00 PM
what is stopping you
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