The old typewriter had a mind of its own.
Sam removed another sheet of paper, put in a blank one and started again. Happy Birthay Aunty Mel, she typed. She paid close attention to hitting the keys she meant to hit. For the third time, the words on the page came out different.
Her curiosity stoked, Sam kept typing.
The typewriter didn’t have a mind of its own. It had tapped into Sam’s mind, giving an airing to thoughts she’d bottled up.
Oi you thieving cow,
I wish I had the words to express how much your sis and I hate you.
Tell Dad I said hello.
Sam
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Whoa! You have given voice to the things people sometimes really think. Glad I do not have a typewriter like that. This piece makes me think of autocorrect on a “smart phone.”
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Oh, there’s an idea. Autocorrect that doesn’t write what you want it to write – I’ll have to play around with it!
Thank you 🙂
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Way cool! Loved it 😀
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Ace! Thanks for letting me know 🙂
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Very entertaining! What a story! Loved it! Thank you for participating Sonya! See you next week? I hope so! Be well…. ^..^
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Thanks, Barbara! See you next week 🙂
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🙂
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type-written words are sober thoughts. Great story!
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Thanks a lot, Nortina! Glad you liked it.
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Twilight Zone Story. Love it! Her aunt stole her daddy.
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Yep, there’s a hint of TZ in it. Cheers, PJ!
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I hope he gives the guys brain back soon before he tells off the whole town
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Haha, indeed. Thank you for reading 🙂
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Bottled up thoughts often have a strange way of becoming manifest, but I love the way you’ve chosen for this prompt. It’s a bit spooky, funny and sad all in one. 🙂
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Thank you, Millie! I’ll gladly take spooky, funny and sad all in one 🙂
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Nicely done Sonya, though I do think its time to change writers when the machine types its own story.
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Yes, you’re right, it is probably time for a new typewriter… Thank you!
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Lovely little story!
This is why you should not bottle up thoughts. Eventually, they will find a way out
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Exactly, no point bottling it up. Cheers, Francesca!
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Yikes! I like the idea that the typewriter is bringing out the inner thoughts of the writer rather than the intended message.
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Heh, yikes indeed. Thank you Emily!
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Wow! that machine should have a warning bell and a red flag attached ~ Great mental meandering over the prompt Sonya ~ 🙂
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Cheers, John! Agree, it should come with a warning 😀
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That would be hard to explain to her aunt. I wouldn’t mind one that could predict what i wanted to write – make writing so much quicker!
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Yes, you’d just have to sit next to it and feed it paper. Writing with your eyes closed…
Thank you!
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