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Gran

March 15, 2016 7 Comments

Gran

By Carol Argryis

My Gran was hit on the head by a radio-controlled plane. She had never been a Nobel prizewinner in communications before, but there was a weird coherence to her swearing, rambling, and blaspheming. It all came out like word salad after the plane hit. She heard I was going to a poetry slam, liked the word ‘slam’ and insisted on going along with me. After listening to two performers, Gran loudly declared she could do better. Someone helped her onto the stage where she let the words fall out for an hour non-stop.

So help me, they gave her a prize.

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  1. Bobby Warner says

    March 15, 2016 at 8:57 am

    A lot of humor packed into a few words. Liked it!

    Reply
    • Carol Argyris says

      March 16, 2016 at 1:06 am

      Many thanks for the comment Bobby.;-)

      Reply
  2. Jo Patterson says

    March 15, 2016 at 4:05 pm

    Enjoyed this. Thank you.

    Reply
    • Carol Argyris says

      March 16, 2016 at 1:05 am

      Thanks for your comment.:-)

      Reply
  3. Endless Edits says

    March 15, 2016 at 6:51 pm

    Ha! Great humor ?

    Reply
    • Endless Edits says

      March 15, 2016 at 6:52 pm

      That was supposed to be a smiley, not question mark.

      Reply
      • Carol Argyris says

        March 16, 2016 at 1:04 am

        Thank you Endless Edits – I got that! 😉

        Reply

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