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Short Story: what is considered to be a "short story" changes depending on who you ask. Most these days are between 2 and 7 thousand words. A good thing for an author to when writing a short story is starting fast. If nothing happens in the first two paragraphs, most readers will lose interest and stop reading. Something else is to make sure that you actually have a story. Mr. Stern defines a story as "what happens to the reader"-- it makes the reader feel like they've gone through something

There was an old woman who swallowed a spider,

That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,

I don't know why she swallowed the fly,

Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old woman who swallowed a bird,

How absurd! to swallow a bird,

She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,

That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,

I don't know why she swallowed the fly,

Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old woman who swallowed a cat,

Imagine that! to swallow a cat,

She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,

She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,

That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,

I don't know why she swallowed the fly,

Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old woman who swallowed a dog,

What a hog! to swallow a dog,

She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,

She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,

She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,

That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,

I don't know why she swallowed the fly,

Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old woman who swallowed a goat,

Just opened her throat! to swallow a goat,

She swallowed the goat to catch the dog,

She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,

She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,

She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,

That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,

I don't know why she swallowed the fly,

Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old woman who swallowed a cow,

I don't know how she swallowed a cow!

She swallowed the cow to catch the goat,

She swallowed the goat to catch the dog,

She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,

She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,

She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,

That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,

I don't know why she swallowed the fly,

Perhaps she'll die.

Where the bride allows the groom to organise the whole wedding. Dress, rings, location, decor, theme. EVERYTHING! No way will I ever do that >_>

 

The show gives them a £12,000 budget.

Where the bride allows the groom to organise the whole wedding. Dress, rings, location, decor, theme. EVERYTHING! No way will I ever do that >_>

 

The show gives them a £12,000 budget.

 

oh wow, a bachelor's wedding I guess, how many fail epically?

Where the bride allows the groom to organise the whole wedding. Dress, rings, location, decor, theme. EVERYTHING! No way will I ever do that >_>

 

The show gives them a £12,000 budget.

 

oh wow, a bachelor's wedding I guess, how many fail epically?

 

Not many, believe it or not. It's usually the dresses and the shoes that the brides complain about. This woman, though, is in a black and white dress with a red ribbon belt and black shoes. It's weird, but it really suits her.

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