I’m sure that people think I probably make some of this stuff up. Especially today, you will probably be skeptical as to whether or not I could really overhear people talking about this sort of thing in polite society. (well, semi-polite. It is college, after all.)
However, I assure you, I do not make anything up. I do occasionally steal things that other people overhear (second-generation overheards?), especially those of the people in my creative writing class, where we actually are required to eavesdrop.
However, you can be assured that someone, somewhere near you, said everything that I include.
“You ate onion rings at a Chinese buffet? That seems to be just asking for trouble.”
Two girls in a hammock together
Girl 1: “We’re chrysalis twins!”
“Twitter is good for breaking news, but not for, ‘I made a boiled egg this morning.’”
Musician, about to play a song: “This song is about heaven; great place, you all should go there.” (really? like, right now?)
“I guess this is just the time of year when drama happens.”
Person 1: Guess what?
Person 2: What?
Person 1 (really proud): I got naked!
“Boys are so polite these days; I’ve gotten like 10 offers today.”
(offers for… what?)
“I feel like I’m handcuffed by the cops; I feel like I just got picked up for murder.”
I swear, I’m in Creative Writing, but I’m not creative enough to make up some of the things that I overhear. Keep supplying me with fodder for imagination, and I’ll keep faithfully reporting your words completely devoid of context.
- Laura Tabor
