To clarify, I saw these driverless mowers at the nearby Civil War battlefield. I took a picture and shared it on Twitter, saying something like, “Looks like the ghosts are mowing the lawn at the battlefield.” A friend, Erik, responded and said that would be a great opening line for a story. And I figured, well, Halloween is around the corner; I’ll just work up a ghost story based on that.
I woke to the smell of my morning java on auto-brew, opened my computer, and read 'Ghost in the Machine'. I'm now desperately searching for the auto-type feature to accomplish today's writing goals for me...
Wow. Excellent.
I was scared She was part of the accident.
Create Nonfictional qualities throughout.
You wrote:
"Erik Rostad said it sounded like a great opening line to a story. I took it as a challenge."
Does this mean…?
To clarify, I saw these driverless mowers at the nearby Civil War battlefield. I took a picture and shared it on Twitter, saying something like, “Looks like the ghosts are mowing the lawn at the battlefield.” A friend, Erik, responded and said that would be a great opening line for a story. And I figured, well, Halloween is around the corner; I’ll just work up a ghost story based on that.
Delightfully eerie and a wonderful commentary on the dangers of relying on technology. Super sharp and a fun read!
Thanks, Katherine!
Superb opening. An eerie disquiet running throughout the entirety of the piece. Well done!
Thanks, man! It was fun to do.
I woke to the smell of my morning java on auto-brew, opened my computer, and read 'Ghost in the Machine'. I'm now desperately searching for the auto-type feature to accomplish today's writing goals for me...
LOL. I hope you find it!
Glad that mower took you somewhere.
When I tweeted about it, Erik Rostad said it sounded like a great opening line to a story. I took it as a challenge.
That's great!