So I've realized that I've become stuck in my way of thinking, in my own little "comfortable" box, which has made my life and mindset quite gray, humorless, and infertile. My mind and life right now are like a wasteland where no plants grow because it gets on well enough without them so why bother. I want to change that. I want to become a font of creativity. I want my life to glitter and sparkle. So I've decided to do something about that. I've decided to become serious about having a good time.
I want to write something creative and new everyday to get the juices flowing. Whether it's long or short, a story or haiku doesn't matter. So I started to think about it. It suddenly hit me. Why not write a fan fiction but instead of basing it on someone else's work base it on the awesome SK.net forum members?
So here we are. Enjoy!
Have you ever heard of Walter? They say he was the greatest reporter to ever live. He was so good, in fact, that he was able to report events before they happened. 9/11? It made the headline on September 10th, 2001. Pearl Harbor? The December 6th, 1941 edition. He reported the sinking of the Maine on February 14th, 1898. And the beginning of the American Civil War on April 11th, 1861.
While people knew of his ability to write about the future, not many people knew how he was able to write his articles. You see, Walter was actually born with a third hand sticking out of his chest. But this wasn’t some ordinary third hand. Walter’s third hand not only stuck of his chest, it stuck out of his time too. You see, he kept his third hand a day ahead of the rest of his body. While he wrote in the present, his third hand worked in the future.
Now being able to report events before they happen tends to make you rich and famous. And Walter was no exception. Unfortunately, having the ability to see the future tends to scare the simple minds of a small town. The rumors at the time ranged from him having sold his soul to the devil for his powers to aliens operating on him in the womb. Whatever the case may be, the townsfolk decided they had to do something about him. So they held secret meetings behind his back and made plans to kill him. However the wind was quickly taken out of the townspeople’s sail when the next day the headline read “CUNNING REPORTER OUTSMARTS TORCH-WIELDING MOB.”
But the actions of his neighbors had deeply affected Walter. He realized that he would never be accepted in society. So he sold all his belongings and disappeared deep into the untamed wilderness of the Appalachians. They say he now lives in a cave and spends his days going back in time. They say he shook hands with Alexander the Great. He patted the back of Charlemagne (who he affectionately referred to as “Chuckles”). He even tried to kill Hitler although he’d never admit it since his attempt failed. (It’s hard to choke someone with one hand, after all.)
His fingerprint can be found throughout history and even within our culture. So take a little time to think of Walter, the greatest reporter of his time (and in the top five of other people’s times), the next time you ask someone to “give you a hand” or ask for a “helping hand” because right now he’s out there somewhere, in some time, doing just that.
I want to write something creative and new everyday to get the juices flowing. Whether it's long or short, a story or haiku doesn't matter. So I started to think about it. It suddenly hit me. Why not write a fan fiction but instead of basing it on someone else's work base it on the awesome SK.net forum members?
So here we are. Enjoy!
The Story of Walter, pt. 1
Have you ever heard of Walter? They say he was the greatest reporter to ever live. He was so good, in fact, that he was able to report events before they happened. 9/11? It made the headline on September 10th, 2001. Pearl Harbor? The December 6th, 1941 edition. He reported the sinking of the Maine on February 14th, 1898. And the beginning of the American Civil War on April 11th, 1861.
While people knew of his ability to write about the future, not many people knew how he was able to write his articles. You see, Walter was actually born with a third hand sticking out of his chest. But this wasn’t some ordinary third hand. Walter’s third hand not only stuck of his chest, it stuck out of his time too. You see, he kept his third hand a day ahead of the rest of his body. While he wrote in the present, his third hand worked in the future.
Now being able to report events before they happen tends to make you rich and famous. And Walter was no exception. Unfortunately, having the ability to see the future tends to scare the simple minds of a small town. The rumors at the time ranged from him having sold his soul to the devil for his powers to aliens operating on him in the womb. Whatever the case may be, the townsfolk decided they had to do something about him. So they held secret meetings behind his back and made plans to kill him. However the wind was quickly taken out of the townspeople’s sail when the next day the headline read “CUNNING REPORTER OUTSMARTS TORCH-WIELDING MOB.”
But the actions of his neighbors had deeply affected Walter. He realized that he would never be accepted in society. So he sold all his belongings and disappeared deep into the untamed wilderness of the Appalachians. They say he now lives in a cave and spends his days going back in time. They say he shook hands with Alexander the Great. He patted the back of Charlemagne (who he affectionately referred to as “Chuckles”). He even tried to kill Hitler although he’d never admit it since his attempt failed. (It’s hard to choke someone with one hand, after all.)
His fingerprint can be found throughout history and even within our culture. So take a little time to think of Walter, the greatest reporter of his time (and in the top five of other people’s times), the next time you ask someone to “give you a hand” or ask for a “helping hand” because right now he’s out there somewhere, in some time, doing just that.