Sunday, November 18, 2012

100 Words: Hunger

When Netherton reads to the class, he uses a melodic voice with just a little bit of a hum to it. I read silently  along,  but about halfway through, my mind succumbs to his lullaby and the words on the page swirl together into a chaotic whirlpool of letters and punctuation.

Class begins at seven pm, just fifteen minutes after US History ends. Supper is an unrealistic fantasy on school nights.

That is why you will often find me with my face pressed to the glass of the vending machine, begging a Snickers bar to magically leap into my clutches.

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  1. Damn, that was a fantastic opening paragraph...

    Snickers are a guilty pleasure of mine, I can empathize. Sometimes, when your tummy gets the rumblies, only Snickers will satisfy.

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    1. Thank You, Robbie. It started as a longer post, but I decided it reads better as a 100 Word.

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  2. I love Snickers bars. Tony has threatened to run with one stuck to the back of his shirt so I can chase after it during the next 5K.

    I am seriously think that could work...

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    1. It might work for me too. Maybe I should sign up.

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  3. yum, Snickers..........nice 100 Nessa :)

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  4. I hope that Snickers bars are not your lunch too often, even though I love them.

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    1. When there are no Snickers, I switch to Almond Joys, because, sometimes I feel like a nut!

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  5. It seems that everyone loves a Snickers, although we still call them Marathons (the old name). Nice 100 words - good to see a post from you :)

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    1. Marathons? I wonder why they were called that?

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    2. Not sure why it changed. We also used to have these sweets called Opel Fruits, that the changed to Starburst. Everyone still calls them Opel Fruits. When I was a kid the advert went: "Opel Fruits. Made to make your mouth water." Ok enough... I'm leaving now :)

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  6. vivid and gorgeous writing, I beg the machine for candies often, though it's often the kitkat for me.

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    1. Thank You, Shopgirl. Kit Kats are great too! Anything covered in chocolate, really.

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  7. Well said. It conjured memories of my own late night college moments.

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  8. Netherton is an interesting name.

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    1. He prefers DOCTOR Netherton, but that would have made a hundred and ONE words.

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  9. That makes sense now because I was wondering who in the hell would name their child "Netherton".

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  10. A melodic and humming hundred words, Nessa! A true lady of letters. And Snickers. (Snickers is a kind of laugh, too.) ;)

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