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Extracts from `The Weave a history alas no future`

by The Weave 

Posted: 07 May 2003
Word Count: 238


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Quickly jotted this as I didn’t have anything to put in the ‘writing example’………..

The morale in the office has never been flatter, an escalating amount of work and staff disappearing like stunners in a nightclub makes the atmosphere positively unbearable. With a mounting backlog and continuous E-mails regarding work levels, pressure is all too apparent for even the most hard working jobsworth.

Weaving the office rebel sits staring at the blue and high rise skyline pondering his future, or lack thereof. With his months notice already pre-written he scours the Internet desperately searching for employment that doesn’t involve files, drinks machines, team meetings and backlogs. The writing has been on the wall for months, and with the recent team night out unearthing the fact he’s been sleeping with the work co-ordinator for some time, it’s never been tougher for the 23-year-old.

Weaving believes he’s blessed with many talents and is one of the luckiest guys out there, he knows he cant spend the rest of his days changing addresses for some retired, minted, ex- major or Money Launderer. He relies on his imagination, something that cant be taught in the classroom, he believes that there are those who are meant to tap keys all day in a 6 foot by 6 foot cube for 15k a year and those who are meant to share a gift with the world.

‘Optimist or realist, only you can decide from the above extract’






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Stacey at 15:42 on 07 May 2003  Report this post
I love this piece. I especially like the line, 'imagination can't be taught in the classroom', I can relate to that! - Short, but so to the point. I look forward to reading more of your work. Oh, and I am definite optimist by the way..
Cheers, Stacey :0)

llydstp at 16:15 on 07 May 2003  Report this post
Welcome to WriteWords.

Keep writing is what I say, but just take a few moments to look at your work once you have written it, and hopefully you will spot errors such as "already pre-written." Also please write can't not "cant."

I can appreciate how you feel about your job - I felt exactly the same when I was your age. It is difficult for older people such as myself to understand the language of today's youth. For example: "stunners in a nightclub." I haven't a clue what this means.

Still, your short piece made me think of the days when I was young and restless, so obviously it succeeded as a piece of writing because it triggered a reaction in one old fool.

Good luck and keep submitting.

Best wishes

Steve



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