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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 2 – Intermediate)
Topic: The Pen is Mightier than the Sword (04/08/10)
Warren was always jealous of people who could not help but write, until he became one of them. He first became aware something was different when he went into the kitchen and reached for the refrigerator door, only to discover his hand was missing. He didn’t scream because there was neither pain nor blood. He walked into his home office and saw his hand on his desk writing. Rather than grabbing it with his other hand and taking it to a doctor or something, he looked to see what it was writing. It was a scary story about a headless man. He didn’t scream out because he realized he couldn’t and that he was the man in the story. He wanted to look for his head but, without one, it was hard to think where to begin.

He felt around the room with his attached hand and found a foot. Although he could feel blood and pain, Warren didn’t scream because he still had no head. Suspecting the loss of his foot was the result of something his hand had just written as opposed to, say, from a sword, he reached for the paper on the desk to destroy it. The reaching hand then recoiled because the writing hand stabbed it mightily with its pen. He somehow heard a familiar scream from the kitchen and hobbled toward it for his head. His head gave orders to its body to bring it the phone so it could call the doctor. The doctor arrived with his new technology and stuff and put Warren’s head and foot back on. When the doctor went to fetch his other hand, he stopped to read what the hand was writing. It was a sad story about a very lonely hand. So the doctor felt very sorry for the hand and took it home. And that suited it just fine since it knew firsthand how isolating a life of writing would be.
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Mildred Sheldon
04/15/10
Cute and amusing. I loved how you handle this weeks assignment. It was a witty article.
Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
04/15/10
It's a cute little story. You might have taken the topic a bit too literally, but it was still amusing to read and quite vivid. I liked how you progressed the MC with what the hand was writing.

At first I felt confused because you said there was no blood and pain then in the next paragraph there was. But as I read on I realized the situation had changed as the hand continued to write.

It was an amusing twist on an old saying.I hope like the hand in your story you too will keep writing!
Karen Macor
04/15/10
A unique approach. You have a good imagination and I'd like to see you develop this theme outside of the word limits of the writing challenge. I found the ending abrupt and think you could have fun developing this story outside of word restraints. I hope you continue with your creative style.
Amanda Brogan
04/16/10
I have to say that this story was a tad bit creepy. I like the play on words in the title though. I kept waiting for what was happening to be a dream or vision of the main character. Like he wakes up and realizes that his body parts are all there after all and then he goes to write about his strange dream. Ending it that way might diminish the apparent gore.
AnneRene' Capp
04/16/10
I actually really liked this, and I despise gory movies, yet you had me laughing out loud through the entire article.

Extremely clever and witty! Good Job.
Virgil Youngblood 
04/17/10
Definitely out-of-the-box and a fun read. Very creative.
Jackie Wilson
04/18/10
I really enjoyed this imaginative story. It was just plain fun!
Celeste Duckworth
04/18/10
Tee Hee! I have often felt like my head was somewhere else so I can relate to your cunning piece.
Jan Ackerson
04/19/10
Love the pun in the last sentence.

This was a fun allegory; I'd like to see it polished up.