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« Thread Started on May 31, 2012, 2:54pm » | |
The Toolbox edited by Dorothy Davies
The toolbox stands open, crammed to the top with tools.
What does it contain that could be used to kill someone, maim someone, destroy something...
Choose one tool which will feature in your story and let me know what it is. I would like each writer to choose a different tool, so, no two stories with hammers or chisels! and I will keep a running list of who has taken what for their very own theme.
PLEASE CHECK THE LIST OF TOOLS BEFORE SENDING A STORY, I DO WANT EVERY AUTHOR TO HAVE A DIFFERENT TOOL! this is important, this is what will differentiate this anthology. If you look, Colours has the same request. Hammer and Nail Gun have already been taken. See my ongoing posting of who has taken what. OK? Let's play, this one could be fun.
The toolbox stands open, it awaits you- rummage through it and choose your weapon.
This could be an extraordinary anthology, give it your very best thoughts!
A 'for love only' anthology, no money, no copies, but loads of exposure.
Please send stories to dorothystaticm@gmail.com with 'toolbox' in the subject line.
Single spacing, please, no headers, footers or page numbers. Reprints are fine. Be sure to let me have a short bio with your story for the end of the anthology, for my Meet the Authors section. No word limit either way. Please send the story as an attachment in anything but odt. I can't always open those. Please ensure the formatting is half decent, indented paragraphs, no extra lines between the paragraphs and dialogue (I have to edit them all out) and most of all, only 1 space between words. I have had a story in where there are 2 spaces between the words, can't be doing with it! Yes, I can find and replace but it is better if it comes in right in the first place. 99% of the stories which come in are fine, I have to say, but a few are not. When there are a lot of stories waiting to be read, I will go to the ones which have been sent in the proper format. It's only natural.
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« Reply #1 on May 31, 2012, 3:22pm » | |
Ok Dorothy I'll take the nail gun.
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« Reply #2 on Jun 1, 2012, 4:56am » | |
TOOLS ALREADY CLAIMED -
Ron Koppelberger had claimed the Nail Gun,
John Dromey has claimed the hammer
Matthew Wilson has claimed a spanner
Matthew Wilson has claimed the Allen key
Ron Koppelberger has claimed the hacksaw
Ken Goldman has claimed the tire iron
Ken L Jones has claimed the duct tape
Kevin L Jones has claimed the jumper leads
Doug Rinaldi has claimed the whole toolbox...
Ron Koppelberger has claimed the sandpaper...
Brianna Stoddard has claimed the flathead screwdriver
Matthew Wilson has claimed the bulldog snips
Neil Leckman has claimed the awl
Matthew Wilson has claimed the chisel
Shane Ward has claimed the Draper Ear Defender
David Pointer has claimed the horse nail nipper
John L Thompson has claimed the utility knife
Dave Fragments has claimed the vice grips
John L Thompson has claimed the hand ax, logging saw, maul, propane torch and the notorious Srbosjek or 'Serb Cutter'
Bellakentuky has secured the router and cable cutter
John L Thompson has claimed the circular saw and the butcher's meat saw
Julie Kendrick claimed the jigsaw
David Tamarin has claimed the linoleum cutter
Jason Ryan Qualls claimed the electric drill
Doug Rinaldi has claimed the toolbox -and how!
Robert has claimed the secateurs and cable ties...
Tim Tobin has the tape measure...
David Frasier has claimed the executioner's ax, does that sound interesting or what??
And he has claimed the chainsaw, gets better, doesn't it???
And the reciprocating saw too ...
Jason Qualls has claimed the bow saw
John Kujawski has the shovel... which I said was not strictly in the toolbox but would ride in the truck alongside it, wouldn't it?
The mind boggles, Doug Rinaldi wants the rasp and the packing tape gun... is this going to be an exceptional anthology - or what???????
Joseph Roper is claiming the electricians fish tape/draw wire/draw tape (should cover all names for the tool, he says...)
John L Thompson has claimed the claw hammer and rope...
Thomas Malafarina has found branding irons in the toolbox...
John Dromey has a dibble, a plane, scissors and more going in his toolbox...
but the toolbox still has goodies in it you can use...
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« Reply #3 on Jun 1, 2012, 4:57am » | |
thanks, Ron, thanks, John, quick off the mark, both of you! I will get to John's story later today.
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« Reply #4 on Jun 1, 2012, 9:18am » | |
Al's Hammer by John Dromey has been accepted for this anthology, with thanks! First in, John!
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« Reply #5 on Jun 1, 2012, 9:18am » | |
Running TOC
Al's Hammer by John Dromey
The Infection by Matthew Wilson
Dead Secrets by Matthew Wilson
Chasing the Storm by Ron Koppelberger
Against Whom All Other Women Will Be Measured by Ken Goldman
Caught by Brianna Stoddard
Sated Attire by Ron Koppelberger
Bad Blood by Matthew Wilson
Silent Angel by Matthew Wilson
Duct And Cover by Ken KL Jones
Forest Dreams by Ron Koppelberger
Get Up And Go by Kevin L Jones
Tools of the Trade by John L Thompson
The Draper Ear Protector by Shane Ward
Bad Date by Neil Leckman
Vice Grips The Rowing Crew by Dave Fragments
Long Hard Kiss Goodnight by John L Thompson
They Call Me The Jigsaw Man by Julie R Kendrick
Mama's Boy by Jason Ryan Quall
A Rapacious Awakening by Doug Rinaldi
A Room Full of Eyes by Robert Evangelista
The Measure of a Man by Tim Tobin
The Executioner's Ax by David Frazier
Chainsaw by David Frazier
Reciprocating Saw by David Frazier
Sick by Jason Ryan Qualls and Brianna Stoddard
A Shovel In Hell by John Kujawski
Up Down Center and In by Doug Rinaldi
Dog Days by John L Thompson
Mother's Sewing Lessons by J R Roper
The Whole (Tool) Kit and and Caboodle by John H Dromey
The Brands by Thomas Malafarina
word count 63,744
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« Reply #6 on Jun 1, 2012, 11:54am » | |
thanks to Matthew Wilson for two great stories for this anthology!
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« Reply #7 on Jun 2, 2012, 1:26am » | |
Sending one your way!
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« Reply #8 on Jun 2, 2012, 1:45am » | |
Dear Dorothy
If you like the last one I'd like the hacksaw as well.
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« Reply #9 on Jun 2, 2012, 3:28am » | |
Thanks, Ron, Chasing The Storm is accepted, with thanks and I have posted that you claim the hacksaw. After reading your thoughts on the nail gun... I am waiting to see what you do with the hacksaw!
This anthology is bringing out the really nasty side, and it's great!!!!!
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« Reply #10 on Jun 2, 2012, 6:21am » | |
Ha Ha....I think It's this cold dorothy!
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« Reply #11 on Jun 3, 2012, 9:41am » | |
Against Whom All Other Women Will Be Measured by Ken Goldman, wicked flash fiction, has been accepted for this anthology, with thanks!
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« Reply #12 on Jun 4, 2012, 3:46pm » | |
Since hammer is taken I'd like to use flathead screwdriver. Is that ok? I will send it in soon.
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« Reply #13 on Jun 5, 2012, 1:30am » | |
Dear Dorothy
I sent you one for the hacksaw this morning........two more anthologies!......how do you do it.....I'm having a hard time keeping up. That's ok it gives me something to look forward to, I love to write for you guys!
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« Reply #14 on Jun 5, 2012, 5:29am » | |
get back to you shortly on the hacksaw one, Ron. I do it by being (sort of) organised! I love editing and even more, I love reading the stories. I really really do.
there are two more anthologies to come...
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