It’s the last Weekend Writing Warriors post of the year! Today I’m going to post one of the favorite parts from my short story “Of Gods and Floods,” which is included in my Us, Together collection. I know I’ve posted it before, but I like it so I’m going to share it again.
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“Ritchie,” Granddaddy would say to me every year, “who created the world?”
“God did, Granddaddy.”
“And who floods it?”
“Well, my teacher said it ain’t nobody’s fault, just the snow melting up in Minnesota with no other place to go.”
“Your teacher’s an idjit.” He paused, sucked on his teeth, then said, “Mother Nature floods us in Cairo, and you know why?”
Of course I knew why, but I didn’t want to ruin his story, so I said, “No, why?”
“Cuz no matter if’n it be a woman on Earth or a woman in Heaven, she gonna do what she can to make her man look a fool!”
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Love the energy between them and the connection. Not sure I like granddaddy’s attitude, but I don’t have the background to this snippet.
Grandaddy’s a colorful character. Nice exchange between the two of them. A fun snippet.
I see why you like this one so much, ED. I like it all. The dialect, the chemistry, and the lightly skewed wisdom. :-)
Happy New Year. Hope 2015 brings you happiness, love, and much success. :-)
Grandaddy certainly has an interesting world view to share! Enjoyed the excerpt, he really has a distinct “voice”!
I can see Grandad knows the women in my family. :D Love this dialogue. Happy New Year!
Love that last line LOL <3 great snippet hope you have a great New year!!