March of Microanalysis Day 13
Microfiction Entry Day 13:
Rapunzel regarded the body below. Snarking about an elevator had been his mistake.
Microfiction makes characters less patient, I’ve decided. Traditional Rapunzel would have just tricked him into leaving the tower on some pretext, and then never let down her hair to him again. Microfiction Rapunzel has no time to put up with other people’s shite. She has a conclusion to reach. I kinda like her. I wonder what she’ll do when she decides to leave her tower...and you know she will, if only to clean up the evidence.
“Snark” is a great word. Don’t you think? It conveys so much in so little time. What’s even more interesting is how new the word is, or at least how its popularity has climbed so much in recent years. No one said “snark” when I was a wee lass. Now everyone knows exactly what you mean when you say “snarky” or “snarking.” This kind of word development gives me hope for the future. God willing and zombies tarry, there’s going to be a whole new crop of fun words next decade.
And speaking of the future, what the hell is general knowledge of the elevator doing in a fairy tale setting? Is the prince climbing into Rapunzel’s Space Needle Tower, for Zog’s sake? If anyone read my stories, I’d be worried that someone might call me on it.
Through March, I'm posting a breakdown/analysis of the microfiction I posted on the corresponding day in February. This is probably only interesting to you if you care about the mechanics of writing, or if you know me personally.