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Respectfully, No

April 26, 2022 23 Comments

By Teodora Vamvu

Respectfully, no, I don’t want to sit on your right hand side under the altar’s flowered arches as you face his flawless face with that knife sharp jawline and say “I do” to the one that chose your Jolene-like auburn locks over my unfashionable pixie cut and your sparkling hazel eyes over my mouse brown irises and your perfectly flat abdomen over my stubborn rolls of adolescent fat and your razor-sharp wit over my dull, rusting blade humor but you are my best and oldest friend and I can’t say no to you so instead I say that I’d be honored.

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  1. Emma says

    April 26, 2022 at 8:59 am

    Excellently written! A full story not just in 101 words, but in one perfectly delivered sentence. Well done!

    Reply
    • Teodora Vamvu says

      April 26, 2022 at 9:10 am

      Thank you so much! <3

      Reply
  2. Coco says

    April 26, 2022 at 9:02 am

    Great single-sentence story.

    Nicely done!

    Reply
    • Teodora says

      April 26, 2022 at 1:38 pm

      Thank you so, so much! Glad you enjoyed it!

      Reply
  3. Teodora Vamvu says

    April 26, 2022 at 9:11 am

    Thank you so much!

    Reply
  4. albert Norman katz says

    April 26, 2022 at 9:36 am

    Loved this. A continuous stream of consciousness, written brilliantly. to convey even more between the words than just with them

    Reply
    • Teodora says

      April 26, 2022 at 1:40 pm

      I have to bow my hat to Mr Phillip T. Stephens, editor extraordinaire for some of the great wording choices he gave me and his insight.

      I am so glad you liked it! Thanks a bunch! ??

      Reply
  5. Sharon says

    April 26, 2022 at 10:02 am

    Just brilliant!

    Reply
    • Teodora says

      April 26, 2022 at 1:40 pm

      You’re too kind, thanks a lot! ?

      Reply
  6. Nina says

    April 26, 2022 at 11:21 am

    Whoa! Held my breath as I read that. Well done!

    Reply
    • Teodora says

      April 26, 2022 at 1:41 pm

      Hope you did let go of holding it eventually, ha ha. The adventures and dangers of reading prose!

      Thank you so much for your kind comment! ?

      Reply
  7. Mary says

    April 26, 2022 at 2:53 pm

    Excellent! Like a painful punch to the gut, but a beautifully written one. Great job.

    Reply
    • Teodora Vamvu says

      April 27, 2022 at 7:30 am

      Thank you so much, greatly appreciated!

      Reply
  8. Angie says

    April 26, 2022 at 4:20 pm

    Fantastic writing and all in one sentence. Well done!

    Reply
    • Teodora Vamvu says

      April 27, 2022 at 7:32 am

      Thank you! ??

      Reply
  9. Liz says

    April 26, 2022 at 10:26 pm

    All that voiced in just one sentence… well done ???

    Reply
    • Teodora Vamvu says

      April 27, 2022 at 9:29 am

      Thank you kindly! <3

      Reply
  10. Tom Baldwin says

    April 26, 2022 at 11:23 pm

    So much in so few words.

    Reply
    • Teodora Vamvu says

      April 27, 2022 at 7:33 am

      All of it in one sentence, or at least I tried 🙂 thank you!

      Reply
  11. Derek says

    April 27, 2022 at 3:32 am

    This story already has a lot of positive comments so I will just add that I enjoyed it too. It is no easy task to put the whole story into one sentence 🙂

    Reply
    • Teodora Vamvu says

      April 27, 2022 at 7:34 am

      Never too many positive comments althought negative ones or critique is always greatly welcome and appreciated too.

      Thank you kindly for your comment! ??

      Reply
  12. James Hancock says

    July 29, 2022 at 5:16 pm

    Love it.

    Reply
    • Teodora Vamvu says

      July 29, 2022 at 5:22 pm

      Respectfully, thank you. 😉

      Reply

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