STORY INFO
The Idiom Archipelago
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Author
RJ Holmquist
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Categories
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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
116
Content
Day 1: The Sundering SeasWelcome to The Pudding, my little ship hung with true blue sails. She is bravely buoyant upon the sundering sea as she bears me questing for proofs among the Isles of Idiom. Aboard there is a crew of only me and my beagle Salty. I steer the ship on the heaving waves and Salty listens to my meanderings, understanding my moods with his plaintive eyes. You are here too, though you understand much less and exist only in the corners of my reveries.I am charting these waters ...
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Wow, is that good. I was so pleased to read it and so displeased to now understand that my creative writing is not as creative as I once thought it was.
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Thanks for reading and for such a complimentary comment. I was worried about the "Yous," but I like the intimate diary-like feel they kind of automatically have. I was also experimenting a little bit with tense changes between descriptions and narrative. It felt right while writing, but seems a little odd in hindsight.Thanks for the well wishes!
Congrats on the win, RJ! Well-earned and well-deserved.
Thanks again for crossing your fingers for me!
CONGRATULATIONS on winning RJ. Not surprised. Most deserved. 👏👏
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A well deserved win for a parable whose symbolism and textured meanings could not be exhausted it were to be analyzed in a semester-long graduate English seminar. The story reminded me of a cross between "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" and "Through the Looking Glass"-not an easy hybrid to render literarily viable.Once again, congratulations, and thank you for taking a look at my submission this week.
Congratulations. It reminded me of George Saunders in all the best ways.
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Gulliver's travel kind of tale. It holds interest and that makes it a good tale and a good work. Congrats.
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Welcome.
Congratulations RJ on the win! This was a fun read :) I love how you described all the places they visited and the types of people who lived there. Well done!!!
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This is intriguing… great writing, loved the twists and turns” so to speak 👍
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Well, what can I say? You took us on a journey of imagination, creativeness, craftsmanship. We all look up at that sky, in awe, for this literary firework. (Or when someone preforms a card trick, right in from of your nose (it happened to me), keeping you wondering for days: 'how did he do that?') Believe me, I'm not at all complaining about my own imagination or creativeness, but at the same time, I am so thankful for yours, Mr Holmqvist. You're a master.
Thanks you for such a kind complement! I am glad you enjoyed the story!
Thanks you for such a kind complement! I am glad you enjoyed the story!
Thanks for your kind thoughts! I am glad you enjoyed the story. Every voyage needs a beagle!
What a fantastic story. Whimsical language and seamless weaving of the prompts into each other with surprising cohesion. Amazing!
Thanks for your kind words and for reading!
Beautiful writing! Well deserved win!!
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Congratulations! Definitely a well-deserved win!
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Omg!! What a wonderful tale!! It makes me question why I even bothered to enter my writing - yours is so good; so much imagination!! Just excellent!!! Congratulations on a well deserved win!!! Wow!!
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Ha! Congrats RJ! Another big win!I’m adamant though: it still needs a shanty! R
Yes it does ha!
Congratulations! Fantastic win! The story is worthy!
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Wow, this is absolutely stunning! I am blown away by how beautiful your writing is! Congratulations on winning, you truly deserve it!
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Very clever. The Odyssey meets Gulliver's Travels in a world of idioms. Well deserved win here.
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Well said, Laurel.
Voyage of the Dawn Treader meets The Phantom Tollbooth, with a side trip to Laputa. This is a really great exploration of the prompt and the language is as well handled as the journey. Congratulations!
Thank you! I am big CS Lewis fan, so I appreciate that comparison very much.Congratulations to you on short listing as well!
Hey RJ,Well done and congratulations for your win. A great story that deserved the recognition.Have a fab weekend HH
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