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Amanda Gulledge

Amanda Gulledge
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JULY 8, 2010 5:18PM

Creative Juices

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creative juices

I run a magical shop, hidden deep in The Secret Garden. Where The Red Pony runs Down the Rabbit's Hole and Where the Red Fern Grows on cotton.

I've got A Handful of Dust - genius in jars - keeping them safe is quite the chore. Especially today when a Reluctant Dragon knocked them all down to the floor. 

You should see The Weeping Willow, laugh at The Brothers Grimm; or The Cat in the Hat caught in Charlotte's Web being tickled by Tiny Tim.

Cinderella whispered Goodnight Moon wondering for Whom the Bells Toll deep and loud. A circling blackbird cried nevermore when she fled Far From the Maddening Crowd.

Good thing she did not turn to see, Da Vinci's favorite smile. Glad to be rid of the ash-sweeping kid, Mona let out The Call of the Wild.

Her cry woke a sleepy Old Yeller who smiled at Lassie, his cousin. Lassie was peddling an Enormous Egg chanting: It's Cheaper by the Dozen!

Michelango scoffed, "I can't concentrate; It's like Animal House in here!" Van Gogh did his best to relax him - winking, "Try cutting off an ear?" 

The Girl With a Pearl Earring jumped up, as she heard a blood-curdling Scream. Edward Munch knelt beside her and whispered, "Did I mess up A Midsummer Night's Dream?"

I wish you had seen the Little Women, smiling at The Borrower's ways. They worked to pin sleeping Gulliver in the grass, all while Black Beauty grazed.

Curious George fished in Walden Pond waiting on Stuart Little; while the Wizard of Oz's stature forced Anne of Green Gables to giggle.

All was Quiet on the Western Front until 1984; when a salesman died, The Velveteen Rabbit cried and a dragon shook my store.

Should you decide to pay a visit and I hope you will, my friend - please note that My Side of the Mountain is now Where the Sidewalk Ends.

 

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Wow- now that is one great list of books. You are my heroe
Rated with hugs
Gee, and I had Great Expectations for this post.
witty and clever, quite a read... images conjured are amazing.
So creative Amanda, but I can't help but wonder what did you drink out of those jars?
Absolutely love this! What a journey!
Harold needs a new Purple Crayon so Harry the Dirty Dog and I will be over shortly. Mike and His Steam Shovel send their Hellos!
PS My friend Black Betty had a child, damn thing went wild, do have anything in a jar that might help her? See you soon.
God, you're brilliant.
Amanda, I have no doubt you have read them, one and all! You clever girl.

r~
I would love to visit your shop, or maybe I already have.
i'll have to stop by for a visit, even though you are Very Far Away From Anywhere Else
what a whimsical mix-up of genius! (r)
Your comments are as fun to read as this was to write, witty people. Thank you :)
You are a clever, clever, girl. Your story reminds me of when Santiago was walking down The Road, and he saw both Mice and Men, and thought to himself, This Is No Country For Old Men. Along the way he met a Kite Runner who was chasing Ulee’s Gold, while heading into The Jungle looking for the Grapes of Wrath. The Shining will always lead to Misery, right down the street from the Pet Sematary, regardless of whether you take the Red or the Blue Pill. You can take your Mutiny on the Bounty, but I will be Gone with the Wind. Sayonara.
Why does John Blumenthal always preempt me?
Is your Shop Around the Corner from that sidewalk? We should all heighten our book knowledge until The Sun Also Rises.
This says it all...And I recall
when I read each one
and was sadly done.
A trip to your shop
and to a new place I'd hop
and jump into the leaves
that each story weaves
Reading slow so to savor
each and every word - a favor.
Nothing wrong with arriving fashionably late, Steve. Work it!
Held tightly, like a Catcher in the Rye, she travels through memories of a Midsummer Night's Dream.
I would like to offer you a piece of Miss Havisham's wedding cake for this post but I first must ask, "Do I get to tend the rabbits?"
Go to this website: Spudyardsale.com\
precious items for sale:
32 inch television w/glass stand-$150-( Can't get Fox News)
12 shoes-size 10 and a half--$6.00 each ( laces extra)
two old bikes with slightly flat tires-$10 each or 2 for $15.
Washing machine with slight leak—FREE
White sofa—perfect for dog bed. $50
Old chicken coup—would look good as a rustic yard ornament-$25
Collection of six plastic decorative gnomes-A family for the lonely--$35
Dictionary-first edition—Dictionary of Legal Bullshit-a must for the educated library-$125
Archie and Jughead Comic Series-15 copies in their original plastic cover--$25 each
Original-Set It and Forget it Ronco Rotisserie (w/rib basket) $25
Thank you for your business. Look for Spud tee-shirts coming soon.
I'm with Graham. Ram a lam.
fabuloso!!!!!!!!!
Rated
Wrapped myself around every turn, round every word and every page! Wondrous reads...read myself, read together and always/ever worth reading again! Sigh! Thank you ma'am! I loved the movement and progression of this piece...the way you lead us...around corners, up stairways, down alleys. I'd follow you anywhere...and I think I just did...right back to my fond memories of favorite reads. :} rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreads!
Well, yes, of course!
Good one Ms. G. citing some of my favourite authors. Thing is when Amanda titles a post called 'Creative Juices" I've grown to expect a certain kind of, shall we say, double entendre ... never knows what to expect. ;) Simply put, I love this.
Now feeling a need to reacquaint myself with childhood....
This was like a Walk in the Clouds! Thanks for giving me a Little Night Music! I know, I know - I'm switching genres/arts, but I figure, hey, Amanda is cool, she won't mind!

Right?????

Good read!
I especially liked the Lassie and Old Yeller references. I get similar wild associations when I eat prairie grass. Amanda ?????????????

Buffy
Very funny. BTW, the Day the Earth Stood Still when City Slickers squashed the Very Hungry Caterpillar. R.
In the great green room...this is a most excellent post that has inspired many most excellent comments. You hit it out of the park. Muy bien hecho!
Perfect.

I love watching your mind work :).

Rated for literature.
That was SO cool, Amanda!

I do have to admit though, that my first thought was to wonder whether you snorted or smoked any of that "Handful of Dust" before you started writing this... :~D
What creative juices have you been partaking of?! I want some.
Sigh. I was stuck with those pablum brats Dick and Jane who thought it was great fun to watch that junkyard cur, Spot, run. Ooo, "Run, Spot, run." That's all those two brain-dead, soul-sucking empty slates kept saying. Until goddamn Spot tried humping my leg.