Ibbygirl Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 So I've been reading Franz Kafka to my daughter and we're almost done with a book of 15 of his most well known stories and I decided to end it up with an exercise that we could do as a family. I told my husband and daughter that we should all write our own short story in Kafka style and then read them to each other. I thought it would a fun exercise and that we would have some laughs as well, but I thought of this group of ladies (and gents) here too and wanted to extend the invitation here as well. I know there are several writers on these boards and I thought it would make for some pretty fascinating reading. Anyway I wanted to put it out there. If enough people are interested, I guess I'll just start a special group thingy for it. I figured it could be a lot of fun to write and also to read. Anyone game?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I am totally unable to write something Kafka-esque. I'm not sure where to begin.... Please post yours....I would love to read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 I am totally unable to write something Kafka-esque. I'm not sure where to begin.... Please post yours....I would love to read it. Oh I haven't written mine yet. I just came up with the idea yesterday. lol I just thought I'd throw the idea out there to the boards as well and see if anyone else would be interested in participating. I have 4 ideas already for different stories and will probably write them all. My dd said she's going to steal my 4th idea for her story though so I probably won't write that one if hers is along the same lines that I was planning on going with it. I have a busy weekend this weekend, but I'm going to try to find some time to flesh the stories out if I can and will post them up. That is if enough people are interested in the exercise to warrant a thread/social group about it. :) Just a thought, maybe you could keep paper and pen next to your bedside and write down your dreams when you wake up. Maybe you could get some Kafkaesque story ideas from a weird dream. :) I hope that people will participate. It seems fun to me (but I'm weird like that lol) and I'd love to see what creative stories people come up with. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 The last weird dream I had was about zombies eating plastic and fending off the zombies by feeding them old VCR tapes. I try not to remember my dreams. Not good kafka-material, I think. You need more existential dreams for that to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 The last weird dream I had was about zombies eating plastic and fending off the zombies by feeding them old VCR tapes. I try not to remember my dreams. Not good kafka-material, I think. You need more existential dreams for that to work. hehehehehe Yeah, I guess so. Maybe you'll have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9763653 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I live in an Eastern European bureaucracy and have lived in similar countries before. I think I can do this :D... probably from my own experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 I live in an Eastern European bureaucracy and have lived in similar countries before. I think I can do this :D... probably from my own experience. AWESOME!! lol The rules are simple. Just write a story (any length, any topic) in the style of Franz Kafka. That's it. When you're done just post it up. I guess I'll just make it a social group so that it will be easier to find?? I really wanted to see what kind of response to the idea I got before I decided if it warranted a group, since a lot of times things are great ideas only in my mind it seems. hehehe Oh I'm so excited you're participating! Can't wait to read your story! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 Okay. I just created the social group for it here Feel free to join and post your stories! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I would start something if I wasn't so disconcerted about having awoken this morning and finding I've turned into a bug :D Gregor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 I would start something if I wasn't so disconcerted about having awoken this morning and finding I've turned into a bug :D Gregor ROFL!! Oh I hope you do post something Bill, I know a dog who believes you have all the answers! ;) :D I'll bet your story would be awesome! In spite of having to type it out with little legs! ;) :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 Update! The first Kafkatime story is up! You can find it here. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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