Lillie McFerrin hosts a Five Sentence Fiction competition on her blog. This week’s theme is Learning.
Here is my entry:
“A Flower for Algy”
Dei sei dat wen du oprashun is dun ai wul be abel to raez mi hand an get pikd to anseh keschons to.
Mi hed hurts todaey, but I got picked and gaev gave the riteght answer to Miss Kinnian s qukestion.
Alice is pleased with my progress, but the exponential rate of development frightens her, unless it is just an excuse for suppressing the feelings we have for each other.
Alice, being intelligent teaches you a lot, but lerning, I hav fownd, taks hart not hed, and aim sad dat it tuk so long to no how ai felt abowt yoo bekos ai no its to laet.
Dei sei de oprashun werkd fo a waeil but it dint stik, so Miss Kinnian is sad to and kries wen shi seez mi.
Imaginative piece!
Inspired, of course, by Daniel Keyes’ “Flowers for Algernon”. So, credit can only be taken for rendering it into short form.
Never read ‘Flowers for Algernon’, but you’ve whetted my appetite now…highly original!
Very nice. Intriguing and original!
I loved Flowers for Algernon! Read it years ago and cried and cried. Great job!
A very clever and original piece. x
Mike you have a great ability to ferret out good material. I love coming back to see what you have next.
Praise from the praiseworthy is praise indeed!