If You Could DD: Literature

Dec 18, 20145 min read

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Published: Dec 18, 2014

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I couldn't have passed the opportunity to showcase some works of literature that I think deserve a Daily Deviation. I read all kinds of prose literature. It is a good way to show off the kinds of works I read in my spare time. Literature pieces are in no particular order.

The White Snake (One Good Deed)To her people, the queen was a prophet. To her enemies, she was a witch. She smiled across the table at the visiting dignitaries, all of whom shifted in their seats, unwilling to meet her gaze.
“As I was saying,” one of the lords addressed his dinner plate. “Our carriages were molested during our journey, and our valuables taken. If her majesty could offer a donation, it would be immensely appreciated.”
The queen smiled, popping a glazed cherry into her mouth. “The only molesting of your carriages is that they must carry a liar. You lost your riches in the gambling houses long before coming here.”
The man blushed, sinking down in his chair. His wife turned to him with a stony expression. The queen tittered and turned her attention to the next visitor, who quailed under her gaze.
A young servant girl, whose name was Blanche, observed all this from the corner of the room, as she did every night. Once the queen and her guests were finished with their me

The White Snake (One Good Deed) makes for an interesting twist on a Grimm Fairy tale. It is was a challenge piece to switch the genders of the characters in the tale. It was done beautifully with this work, and I love the ending.

On Seeing without SightPATIENT 1 - a young boy of ten-twelve years; was discharged from hospital one week after operation. He is in his bedroom, surrounded by wooden objects and shapes on paper.
BOY: Depth? What is depth?
DOCTOR: Depth is the third dimension, other than length and width. (motions with hands)
BOY (bemused): Dimension?
DOCTOR (holds drawing of square and a wooden cube): This drawing has two dimensions: length and width. This wooden cube has three, including height.
BOY (struggles to reach wooden sphere): This is depth? (holds sphere with both hands, ogling)
DOCTOR: No, that is roundness. The sphere has depth, though.
BOY: I don't understand.
PATIENT 2 - a young male slightly older than Patient 1. He is in a hospital bed, preoperative.
DOCTOR (presses wooden cube and sphere into patient's hands): Can you tell what these shapes are?

On Seeing without Sight is a very interesting piece that has one stopping to think about each world. All smaller stories are based on one sense sight, and it is written beautifully.

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Edge of the Ocean was a captivating read. I hadn't planned on reading it until I started to read it. The short story is well written, and it definitely pulls a reader toward it. The title page even brings readers to want to scroll down.

Babydoll is a story that brings a slap in the face at the very end. Unreliable narrators are hard to write, but this short piece pulled it off well. The creepiness factor also appeals for this piece.

Four of my favorite pieces that I would DD if I could DD them. Though, it makes me curious why I hadn't submitted them as a suggestion to the CVs yet. Anyway, enjoy my picks! I hope others find them as good as I found them.

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