The semi official thinking out loud thread

Just need to get some drivel out. (don't read)

I might write a story about a man who suffers from severe paranoia. He thinks someone will break into his home and murder him. His fear isn't dying, but dying by somebody else's hands.. He contrives to lie on his kitchen floor every night, in a puddle of tomato ketchup. If a murdering thief does break in he thinks, he will suppose me dead, and leave quickly. However, upon further thought, he realizes that if a psychopathic psychotic man does enter his home and is greeted by a supposedly 'dead body' - the intruder might decide to enact their demon-like thoughts and stab/shoot the 'corpse' for good measure, for practice.

He begins to worry about this.. night after night, month after month, lying motionless in the dimly lit kitchen, unsleeping, unflinching, watching the slugs crawl in and slowly slime across the floor next to him. He decides to devise a trap. He rigs the door (via wire) to the trigger of a shotgun. Should someone break in.. they would enact the device and he would be dead (by his own hands, for he set the trap) as they entered. And so what? he imagined, if they wanted to abuse his carcass. He would've already laughed last..

The end would probably be his beloved cat that went missing years earlier, which attributed to his descent into madness. On a particular night though it somehow found it's way home, and came excitedly through the cat-flap, finding it's way on the promise of food and little else. The man would see his old companion for split second and feel utter unadulterated joy.. It would trip the wire, the gun would fire. The cat would take a look around, realize there was nothing there for it, and leave without a care in the world.
 
TangerineSteve17 said:
Just need to get some drivel out. (don't read)

I might write a story about a man who suffers from severe paranoia. He thinks someone will break into his home and murder him. His fear isn't dying, but dying by somebody else's hands.. He contrives to lie on his kitchen floor every night, in a puddle of tomato ketchup. If a murdering thief does break in he thinks, he will suppose me dead, and leave quickly. However, upon further thought, he realizes that if a psychopathic psychotic man does enter his home and is greeted by a supposedly 'dead body' - the intruder might decide to enact their demon-like thoughts and stab/shoot the 'corpse' for good measure, for practice.

He begins to worry about this.. night after night, month after month, lying motionless in the dimly lit kitchen, unsleeping, unflinching, watching the slugs crawl in and slowly slime across the floor next to him. He decides to devise a trap. He rigs the door (via wire) to the trigger of a shotgun. Should someone break in.. they would enact the device and he would be dead (by his own hands, for he set the trap) as they entered. And so what? he imagined, if they wanted to abuse his carcass. He would've already laughed last..

The end would probably be his beloved cat that went missing years earlier, which attributed to his descent into madness. On a particular night though it somehow found it's way home, and came excitedly through the cat-flap, finding it's way on the promise of food and little else. The man would see his old companion for split second and feel utter unadulterated joy.. It would trip the wire, the gun would fire. The cat would take a look around, realize there was nothing there for it, and leave without a care in the world.
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That's so sad wish I hadnt read it the poor cat :(
 
TangerineSteve17 said:
Told you not to read it.. I thought the cat came off lightly, considering they torture mice and don't eat them. Bit like us cats..
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Cats only chase thngs that move if the mouse stayed still the cat wouldn't bother


Strange mind you have TS - make an effort and think hapoy thoughts, tell us something funny
 
TangerineSteve17 said:
Nope.. have I plagiarized him?

Not surprising as I believe almost nothing is original..
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No, you didn't, but one of the characters in the story writes short stories, the tone is very similar. They left out the short stories when they made Stand By Me.
 
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