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Tag Archives: surprise
How to be Funny
How to Get a RISE Out of Your Audience In Four Key Elements of Humor, we learned that a funny story begins with a crisis. Now we’ll talk about how to build on that crisis so your story will RISE … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged blogging, exaggeration, funny, how to, inappropriate, ridicule, surprise
29 Comments
Unpredictable Moments
Is the universe laughing behind our backs, or does it simply have a different agenda? Sometimes life is beautiful, sometimes it’s weird, mostly it’s just unpredictable. Which is pretty cool. Most of the time. (Click on any image to enlarge … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged danger, disaster, funny, Helen Keller, photos, surprise, unexpected, unpredictable
21 Comments
Astonishing Sculptures
This collection of sculptures (I got carried away, I confess!) surprises us: with scale (immense, tiny), with unexpected locations, with uncanny realism, with skewed perceptions…or with sheer unclassifiability! (Click on any image to enlarge it, or to begin slideshow)
Posted in Culture, Humor
Tagged art, astonishing, awesome, clever, public, sculpture, spectacular, surprise
22 Comments
Camouflage!
Many creatures possess a remarkable ability to blend in. Sometimes intentionally, sometimes not. (Click on any picture to enlarge it or to start slide show)
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged animals, camouflage, disguise, funny, invisible, nature, surprise, wallflower
24 Comments
A (Brief) Winter’s Tail
Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
“My whiskers, what a catastrophe that nearly was!” After cleverly outwitting the dangerous intruder, Reggie McMouse returned to his favorite chair. He was particularly pleased with his plush new rug. ~The End~
The Unseen
Marine biology isn’t exactly a magnet for government financing, especially from the military-industrial complex. But Harcrest’s signature CBE (crude-but-effective) presentation style had secured full funding for the Bio-Invisibility Project. “We’re not talking the usual cloaking device foreplay here,” Harcrest had … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Story Power, Writing
Tagged ending, monsters, sci-fi, science fiction, short story, surprise, terror
16 Comments
Look Closer
Be kind to your washing machine. I had one of these when I was a kid. Ah, I remember when I first visited am going to visit here. The ravages of smoking. This couple is in their 20s. Who wouldn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Humor, Mitchellaneous, Popular Culture & Entertainment
Tagged funny, photos, quirky, surprise, trick, unexpected
10 Comments
No Tears in the Writer…
I sobbed when I wrote the climactic scene of my new screenplay* this morning, and was completely caught off guard by how it ended, so… Don’t let me down, Robert! ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ *Over-the-Rhine, a story of revenge and redemption, inspired … Continue reading
Posted in Popular Culture & Entertainment, Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged advice, movie, Robert Frost, screenplay, surprise, tears, writer
14 Comments