I have already lost that challenge.
In the first sentence.
This is hard.
[let's start over]
You see, I try to be sparse, but using short words just can't sound right. They get old. You need to change your ways or things start to lag. My brain starts to melt, too.
As I write, my left eye will twitch. I see dead friends at my back. There is blood on my hands. Off a long way, a high pitched wail sounds. The floor pools with blood. I laugh. The walls are yellow.
...yellow is two syllables isn't it?
Oops.
Well then, I guess I'll have to start a descent into insanity some other time. Now how am I going to clean this up?
I was having trouble deciding if "sliced" was a two syllable word. If you say is Shakespeare-y it would be slice-ed and that's definitely two syllables but if you say it like a normal person it's fine. gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
ReplyDeleteEr. Your paragraph ending with yellow concerned me a bit. Should I even be concerned at this point? It was exceptional writing, however. Hahahaha oh my gosh.
ReplyDeleteInteresting imagry.... Not sure I like imagining pools of blood and dead friends. But, Ruth, any time you had to cover the damage has been lost now that you've posted this blog post.... The authorities will come running... Maybe...
ReplyDelete:P
I admire your "challenge accepted" blog post with (mostly) one syllable words. I gave up on my one syllable blog post soon after I figured out that you can't possibly say "peanut butter" in one syllable. Yay for Ruth! Just cut down on the chainsaw habit and all will be well.. ;)
If I'm not your friend, should I still be worried?
ReplyDeleteIt’s great that you attempted the one-syllable word challenge! Actually, the fact that you failed it makes the post more interesting to read. There is a good mix of short and long words, which adds variation to the writing. I agree that only using short words can start to get old.
ReplyDelete-Sherry