Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Dark alley and creative juice

Ever wander down a dark alley and find a surprise? There's a pretty hilarious one in the alley in this photo, which I'll reveal in a moment.

 But, first, here's a different surprise, and it's amazing--a fabulous free manuscript edit giveaway by DearEditor, aka Deborah Halverson. This one ends March 22. Deborah does these giveaways periodically, so be sure to subscribe to her site where she answers just about any question you might have about writing and publishing.

Now, about that alley...

there is a robot...

and strange folk...
and gum, lots of gum...


Yup. This alley is full of old gum--chewed up, spit out, flung, pressed, and arranged into a bizarre wonderland. Thank you, Seattle, for the silly and the creative spirit.

Hope this makes you smile as much as I did.




9 comments:

Jemi Fraser said...

That is delightfully weird! And we don't have enough silly in the world - it's great! :)

Tricia J. O'Brien said...

Thanks, Jemi. :D

Donna said...

So creative in such a silly way.

storyqueen said...

Bizarre---and weird---and a little gross. But to tell you the truth, there was a tree at my daughters' middle school long ago called the Gum Tree and it, too, was all covered in gum. I guess it's a thing;)

Good to hear Seattle is making you laugh!

Miss you!

Shelley

Tricia J. O'Brien said...

Donna: Sometimes, silly brings out the creative, right?

Shelley: *waves* I miss you, too.

Gum is "a thing". Well, that makes sense since you've got to do SOMETHING with it! ;)

Sarah Laurence said...

Ha! That is original.

Yvonne Osborne said...

Hi Tricia!
When we used to live in Ohio, there was this amazing little restaurant called Maid Rite in Greenville where they had their own signature "Maid Rite" sandwiches. You could eat inside and even order a beer or go through the drive-through where the entire side of the brick building was covered with chewing gum. My first reaction was ewwww. But then I begin to look at it like this: silly, creative fun! It's one of the places that I miss. Thanks also for the link.

Lydia Kang said...

That is gross and awesome at the same time.

Tricia J. O'Brien said...

Sarah: :D

Yvonne: Ha! What to do with gum has become public art or at least interactive fun. Love it.

Lydia: Exactly!