STORY INFO
Curdled
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Author
Scott Christenson
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Danh mục
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Update
6 months ago
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Part Chapter
1/??
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Reads
131
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Robert dipped his finger into the milk and felt its warmth. The digital thermometer displayed a temperature of 103 F. He added a cup of dry starter culture, spreading it evenly over the milk, and a spoonful of yeast, and gave the vat a stir. The air was heavy with the smell of aging cheese.He set a timer for 30 minutes and busied himself flipping over yesterday’s molds. The cheese needed to be rotated daily to drain the whey, the process that has been followed for thousands of years in the Rhone-Alpes. Saint Felicien is one of the ...
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Thanks for commenting Michal. happy the theme that they are both the good guys, and feel completely justified in their opposing beliefs, came through.
Woo, congrats on the shortlist! I'm telling you, people love cheese :)
It's so funny how two people can both be in the right and also in the wrong!
Hey Scott!How wonderful to see your familiar face on the shortlist! I absolutely adore the story because I thought it was an incredibly clever take on the prompt. I admit, I am someone who is not very well-versed in the raw milk debate, but I certainly learned plenty in the story. As always your dialogue packs a punch, and you manage to incorporate characters who are not only passionate about their viewpoints, but eloquent as well. I could absolutely imagine being one of the innocent sharpers, who can’t look away from this debate. Nice work!!
Thanks so much for reading! I really wanted to show two people who have different views, but are both very well intentioned in their own ways, learning how to get along with each other. Happy you enjoyed it.
Scott, such a timely story of our collective concerns about how the food we eat. How it’s processed and and distributed to the masses with out proper oversight. Verywell done!
Psst....goodjob
Thx for reading Mr Goround! Finally landed a wisconsin story.
I love the structure of the story. I think it was smart to work in more dialogue towards the end, and it helped create the more irreverent tone that I think works so well. Great job, Scott!
Thanks Kevin. It was a bit tricky to have two POV characters, needed some telling to setup their differences, so happy to hear the overall structure worked.
Thanks Kevin. It was a bit tricky to have two POV characters, needed some telling to setup their differences, so happy to hear the overall structure worked.
Thanks Kevin. It was a bit tricky to have two POV characters, needed some telling to setup their differences, so happy to hear the overall structure worked.
Thanks Kevin. It was a bit tricky to have two POV characters, needed some telling to setup their differences, so happy to hear the overall structure worked.
Thanks Kevin. It was a bit tricky to have two POV characters, needed some telling to setup their differences, so happy to hear the overall structure worked.
I see all of that working so well. You're a natural;) I'll put this on the backburner for a full longer rewrite at some point. Love the idea of the road trip TO cheese nirvana wisconsin, and the secret plans to sabotage each other which could lead to some great comedy.
I can't wait to read it when the time comes.
Congrats Scott! I really liked your unique interpretation of this prompt, and I can see you did your cheese research. Also, great name choice for the main character 🤓
Congrats Scott! I really liked your unique interpretation of this prompt, and I can see you did your cheese research. Also, great name choice for the main character 🤓
Congrats, Scott! This was such a fun story. Your cheesey topic inspired my Widower story this week Who doesn't love cheese? Ha! Hope you're celebrating this today, happy Friday!
Thx so much! Happy to finally land a cheesy wisconsin story into the zone😅 will give your entry a read tomorrow, look fwd!
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Thanks! Michigan, nice. I'm not sure soft cheese works for a grilled cheese sandwich, def a hard cheddar i think!
Say 'cheese'😁Say great job on the shortlist!🥳Say, thanks for liking my Walking to California
hehe wisconsin gets free marketing everytime people take photos.
I love the originality of this: a story about cheese. And it's relevant! People are concerned about what they're eating now more than ever. Could even add a non-dairy cheese merchant to spice things up - ha! I love the reveal at the end about the two working together. That was an unexpected surprise, nicely executed. Love the humor that shines through: "if you say so." Good work, Scott!
That's a great idea having a non-dairy cheese merchant haha, I could def see that being v funny having them as a bystander. She'd def be a beneficiary of the feuding but probably trying to stay out of it at the same time.
Funny one here. Liken it to one prison Essay I read in Lithub. It made me laugh nonstop.
Feuds in prisons are probably not that different than feuds at a farmers market lol.. people are all the same.
I don't believe you. Humans may be humans but prison is to be equated to the farmer's market. I was once inside and I have been to the farmers' market.
I don't believe you. Humans may be humans but prison is to be equated to the farmer's market. I was once inside and I have been to the farmers' market.
I don't believe you. Humans may be humans but prison is to be equated to the farmer's market. I was once inside and I have been to the farmers' market.
I don't believe you. Humans may be humans but prison is to be equated to the farmer's market. I was once inside and I have been to the farmers' market.
Hey Kevin, thanks so much for finding those! It really helps. Writing about things that are going to happen in the future in past tense is so confusing. And happy to hear you enjoyed the surprise of a cheese story to the monster prompt. Its going to be all killers and fantasy monsters this week I guess. I always find myself wanting to write about something unexpected for whatever the prompt is.
Congrats on the shortlist Scott!
Thx Kevin!
Scott, this is a story that should be in the high schools. Maybe it would help educate people about what is going on in the fight. I learned about processing cheese. Always a good tale when learning happens. You certainly made it all work for a great story. LF6
Scott, this is a story that should be in the high schools. Maybe it would help educate people about what is going on in the fight. I learned about processing cheese. Always a good tale when learning happens. You certainly made it all work for a great story. LF6
Yeah, we used to make our own yogurt all the time. I felt like at times if we left it for a bit longer than it should have been it tasted like a white kind of cheese with a tang to it. We don't make cheese anymore. I like it when I read stories that teach me something. LF6
Amid the controversy, creativity springs forth! What a clever idea, both getting attention by promulgating a fight. I love the idea, and I love knowing more about processing cheese. It's so cool how you can weave all of this together and make a worthy tale out of it. Nicely done, Scott.Cheers!
Thanks! first draft, will clean up the flow a bit by tomorrow. I thought it ironic this week while researching this that half of Youtube says, if you go plant-based and quit all meat and dairy, you are guaranteed to "feel amazing!"... and the other half says drink raw milk straight from the cow and "feel amazing!" It feels like they are proposing the exact opposite thing.
fun!
Lupus. Congrats. I am around second time. I figure I missed lupus the first time, this time a blog post has to come from it.
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