Up Front by Emma Hart

Read Post

Up Front: P.A. Story

316 Responses

First ←Older Page 1 4 5 6 7 8 13 Newer→ Last

  • Hilary Stace,

    (This could turn into a feminist tract examining society's dichotomous expectations for women to be either manatee or witch.)

    Wgtn • Since Jun 2008 • 3229 posts Report Reply

  • Kumara Republic, in reply to Sacha,

    Torchwood, a story of insurance fraud in the eastern suburbs..

    "The City Who Sued God."

    The southernmost capital … • Since Nov 2006 • 5446 posts Report Reply

  • Jackie Clark, in reply to Hilary Stace,

    Actually, I did have something. It was "Could I ride on Hilary's coat tails, because I suspect this is the way I would have gone." So if it's alright with you, Hilary, you're posting for two!

    Mt Eden, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 3136 posts Report Reply

  • Islander, in reply to Hilary Stace,

    Cool!
    But the pinkshirted ref didnt know that...

    Big O, Mahitahi, Te Wahi … • Since Feb 2007 • 5643 posts Report Reply

  • Islander, in reply to Jackie Clark,

    O shit! I've never written for the probable audience Emma has in mind...but I am very sure that anything you add will both lower & raise the tones - as is noted & duly adjusted by The Cupboard-

    Big O, Mahitahi, Te Wahi … • Since Feb 2007 • 5643 posts Report Reply

  • Islander, in reply to Hilary Stace,

    O - wee addendam.
    Manatees are largely vegetarian, but also eat small fish. I picked the smallest one I know about.
    A'course, your manatee can bee anyeething she wanna beee-

    Big O, Mahitahi, Te Wahi … • Since Feb 2007 • 5643 posts Report Reply

  • Jackie Clark, in reply to Islander,

    No, I have nothing to add. It's great reading everyone else's contributions though.

    Mt Eden, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 3136 posts Report Reply

  • Lilith __, in reply to Kumara Republic,

    “The City Who Sued God.”

    But which one?? Who would be hanging around a sheep paddock out of Darfield at 4.35 on a Saturday morning? [if I can rudely transpose Douglas Adams]

    Dunedin • Since Jul 2010 • 3895 posts Report Reply

  • Hilary Stace, in reply to Islander,

    OK, this one can be a piscatarian. Could probably do with the omega-3.

    Wgtn • Since Jun 2008 • 3229 posts Report Reply

  • Islander, in reply to Lilith __,

    Or R. Hugh Morrison-

    Big O, Mahitahi, Te Wahi … • Since Feb 2007 • 5643 posts Report Reply

  • Islander, in reply to Hilary Stace,

    Excellent! Will look forward to her further adventures -pref. outside the liquifaction fields-

    Big O, Mahitahi, Te Wahi … • Since Feb 2007 • 5643 posts Report Reply

  • Stephen Judd,

    Tamsin lurched under the force of her boss' wrath.

    "Understand this. We deal with time. We deal with space. We deal with catastrophe, inconsistency, and aquatic mammals who aren't where they should be. Our scope is fucking enormous. It's a huge manor, T."

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 3122 posts Report Reply

  • Lilith __,

    On the subject of liquefaction fields, we ladies from the East are shown up by our muddy hems.

    Dunedin • Since Jul 2010 • 3895 posts Report Reply

  • Islander, in reply to Stephen Judd,

    A possible start could be -

    This is a story that contains multitudes. It is all you desire & so much more-

    Big O, Mahitahi, Te Wahi … • Since Feb 2007 • 5643 posts Report Reply

  • Lilith __, in reply to Emma Hart,

    Also, yeah, I’ve been getting that Torchwood vibe. Because there is clearly some kind of time-space continuum policing organisation that Megan, Hadyn, and Ellerslie Panmure belong to. And it needs a name…

    Logburner? ;-)

    Dunedin • Since Jul 2010 • 3895 posts Report Reply

  • Megan Wegan,

    “Understand this. We deal with time. We deal with space. We deal with catastrophe, inconsistency, and aquatic mammals who aren’t where they should be. Our scope is fucking enormous. It’s a huge manor, T.”

    Fucking awesome.

    Welly • Since Jul 2008 • 1275 posts Report Reply

  • Emma Hart, in reply to Lilith __,

    Logburner? ;-)

    Ha! given how hard it is to get authorisation for one of those...

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2006 • 4651 posts Report Reply

  • Emma Hart, in reply to Megan Wegan,

    Fucking awesome.

    Yeah, that's going in verbatim.

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2006 • 4651 posts Report Reply

  • giovanni tiso, in reply to Hilary Stace,

    This could turn into a feminist tract examining society’s dichotomous expectations for women to be either manatee or witch.

    If it does, I'm going to have to come to Auckland.

    Wellington • Since Jun 2007 • 7473 posts Report Reply

  • Lilith __, in reply to Emma Hart,

    Logburner? ;-)

    Ha! given how hard it is to get authorisation for one of those…

    Well, y'know, mavericks operating outside the law and all....

    Dunedin • Since Jul 2010 • 3895 posts Report Reply

  • BenWilson,

    The Half-Manatee of O. Evil drunken gold prospector sifting the Avon is paid by emissaries of the Other Half to kidnap young, dreamy girl through and push her through a liquified sinkhole to the "Green Zone", a parallel universe in which Christchurch is 1 metre below sea level, and inhabited by people and fish, at war with each other, due to a horrendous cataclysm that tore their original mermaidesqe existence apart. Unbeknownst to the evil humans, a young socially awkward engineer with a strong crush follows her through the ooze....

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 10657 posts Report Reply

  • Islander, in reply to BenWilson,

    Ooooo...

    Big O, Mahitahi, Te Wahi … • Since Feb 2007 • 5643 posts Report Reply

  • Paul Campbell,

    I think that rather than writing this in rhymes this should be written completely in pun, the sort of really bad atrocious puns that your Dad used to make - the goal is to work through the sniggers, push past the groans until we reach that nirvana where they are seem so funny but no one knows why .... or not

    Dunedin • Since Nov 2006 • 2623 posts Report Reply

  • Carol Stewart, in reply to Lilith __,

    As well as orogenous ones.

    Subduction leads to orogeny ...

    Wellington • Since Jul 2008 • 830 posts Report Reply

  • Islander, in reply to Carol Stewart,

    YES!

    Big O, Mahitahi, Te Wahi … • Since Feb 2007 • 5643 posts Report Reply

First ←Older Page 1 4 5 6 7 8 13 Newer→ Last

Post your response…

Please sign in using your Public Address credentials…

Login

You may also create an account or retrieve your password.