Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Yeah Write Garbleblaster: Scorched Earth

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“If I actually did do it, we’d still be in this carbon-copy place. Interesting. I could have, but I didn’t. If it comes down to believing a slut over me, only scorched earth remains here. And that sucks. Because I loved you.”



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25 comments:

TMWHickman said...

I liked the tension of this!

Katy B said...

Haha - I just read the man's version on someone else's piece. Quite a tit for tat.
Well done!

Jo-Anne Teal said...

'carbon copy place'...wonderful expression, Gina. !

Anonymous said...

LOVE the 'your loss' tag as that's exactly how i felt after reading this :)

Kir said...

Carbon copy place is so descriptive..it brings the argument to an 'in your face place.

Walking away was never so easy.

Anonymous said...

So many of us went in this direction! The scorched earth image is so fitting. And your tags made me laugh. So happy to have you back at yeah write!

Gina said...

I subscribe to the "two sides to every story" premise. Thanks, Katy!

Gina said...

I liked it too! Thanks, Jo-Anne!

Gina said...

After a heart break or two, it sometimes helps to remember whose loss it really is. THEIRS!!!!

Gina said...

I've never done well with a passive(-aggressive) approach to leaving. It's always been either extremely easy or very difficult. As you say, this character gets on with her life quite well.

Gina said...

Well, the question lent itself to intense drama!!! I love high drama (just not in "real" life)! That's two weeks in a row you've liked my tags, Stacie! I will keep them coming then! I'm happy to be back in the smallest of ways. Still adjusting to a new way of life and, boy, is it simple and fun leaving me little discretionary writing time!

kymm said...

Ooooh, scorch that earth, Gina!

Anonymous said...

Yours was the first I picked out of the grid to read and I was not disappointed. Amazing way to bring a probably long story to a very pointed crossroad. Loved it!

Anonymous said...

Great images, Gina, and I like the heat in the narrator's voice.

One small thing, because I would be a bad editor not to point it out: as much as I love the word garglebuster - it totally cracks me up - it's actually a gargleBLASTER. :)

Candace said...

"only scorched earth remains..." That pretty much sums it up! It's good to be able to recognize that though it's hard, too.

Anonymous said...

This feels like it was taken out of a transcript from divorce court or something. It's very genuine in its tone. Nice work! From a fellow Chicagoan!

Jen Brunett said...

You always have such clever writing!

Gina said...

Scorched earth means serious business!

Gina said...

Thank you so much, mamamickterry, especially for not being disappointed! I'm sure it is a long story. Most relationships are, right?

Gina said...

Thanks, Christine!

My fingers rarely listen to what they are told! I knew it was a "Garbleblaster"! Fixed!

Gina said...

You get to a point where enough is enough and then (for me), there is no turning back!

Gina said...

I don't know anything about divorce court, but I "get" what you mean. Although, I have two friends actively in the process and it's some bitter stuff, for sure. YIKES! Chicagoans unite!

Gina said...

And you always leave such awesome comments. Thank you for making my day, Jen!

Jack said...

Your tag Garblebuster made me smile. Don't know if that was intentional or not, but it sounds like a good name for a drink. If you had a few Garblebusters scorched earth might be all that was left in your wake.

Jamie Miles said...

Scorched earth. Passion can have that out come. Sometimes I wonder if love was ever a part of it.? Great writing Gina.