Genre: I received counsel to not give it away anymore!
100 Word Stories: Friday Fictioneers
Photo Prompt: © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
Word Count: 100 words
The Best Apartment
“I’ll take the one with the bay window.”
“Why? Didn’t you say that the best is always at the top?”
“I know that’s what I usually say but just look at those fabulous windows! Do you know how many stories I could come up with while sitting on the window seat, watching all the passersby? I mean, seriously! The world in front of me as my muse!”
“Oh, for Pete’s sake. We are in the worst section of the city! What are you going to write about, all the rubbies and hookers?”
“Pffft! Nooo…. Ohmigosh look! Isn’t that Gerard Butler?”
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A Dalectable Life 
I hadn’t noticed that one floor had different windows to the others. Well observed. Nicely done.
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Thanks, Sandra.
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I’d definitely go for the bay window so I could watch the world going by. Nice dialogue.
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Thanks, Claire.
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Cool story, nicely animated conversation.
D’you know, I always wondered about that Butler chappie,
These Scots are mair at hame on the seedier side of life, ye ken.
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Kind of you, thanks.
And indeed, I ken!
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She does have a point about mining stories from passersby. The Butler reference is lost on me, though.
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Not just bums passing by. He’s a celebrity…
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Is Gerard Butler a rubbie or a hooker (or both)?
Good piece.
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Neither! A celebrity.
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What is a rubbie?
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An homeless alcoholic (who’s down to drinking rubbing alcohol!). I just checked and found out it was a Canadian expression.
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OK, thanks for that.
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Sorry about that! We use rhe term here, so I decided to make sure it was a real one!
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No apology necessary: I have learnt: thank you.
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Then I am pleased! We colonials aren’t that bad, eh?
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Quite acceptable and convivial.
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😁
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Nice one.
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Thanks!
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Dear Dale,
I wouldn’t mind looking out my window at Gerard Butler. Eye candy at any level. Great dialogue.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks, Rochelle! I must admit he is on my list…😉
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Haha, nice!
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🙂
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Great dialogue, and I learned something today. I didn’t know what a rubbie was (and found out through your comments). 🙂
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Thanks, Robin! Glad I could enlighten you! 😉
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Indeed! Bay window + Gerard Butler = 💖👍😘 a good story for sure.
What do you mean counseled not to reveal the genre? (i’m trying to learn the many facets of the word ‘genre’ and how writers think of it, hence my curiosity).
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Well, on my last one, I stated it was a horror piece, so there were no surprises!
Oh yeah, Gerard any day! 💕
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Well last time I neglected to read that part so I WAS surprised. This time i read it and WAS surprised again 😊. Ha ha.
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Ha ha! Got you either way!
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Hehe, funny take, and great dialogue. I also learned something. 😀
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Thanks, Gah!
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Love it … Gerald caught with a hooker!
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LOL…noooo!!!
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Hooker, hookette, or whatever his persuasion.
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He’s coming upstaira to MY apartment… 😉
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Oh … you are the hooker? 😉
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Ugh. I knew you were going to go there….no. Gerard is not that kind of guy and I’m not that kind of gal!
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So you know him … is he visiting for lunch and quickie?
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If I’m lucky! 😉
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LOL … touche! … at least I didn’t say, so you are also hoping for lunch.
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Well…that would be nice too…
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Thanks for being a good sport!
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Always!
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Great dialogue! I’d love somewhere to watch the world go by.
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Me too!
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Clever and has the ring of truth. Although I had to google Gerald Butler!
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Women don’t have to, Patrick!
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They tell me there’s a room with a view here in the asylum, but so far I’ve not been allowed to visit it in person. If so, I should hope to catch a glimpse of Scarlett Johansson passing by.
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Can’t say I blame ya!
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Well told story. Glad I read all the comments!
DJ
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Thanks, Danny! Next time, I’ll include definitions!!
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That’s ok. Things like this are a learning experience.
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Which is a bonus!
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The bad neighbourhoods of today are the trendy ones of tomorrow!
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So true! We’ve a few that have become quite so!
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Starstruck enough to rent an apartment. YUP … there would be a great deal of fodder for her to write about. Hope the rent compensates for the ragged place. Nice thought process with this one, Dale.
Isadora 😎
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Thank you, Isadora!
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Isn’t that bay window cool? I didn’t see it until I zoomed in! Is Gerard Butler the one who does all the PDAs? Very funny. Well done, Dale.
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It really is. I love a bay or bow window. We used to have one but no bench was part of it (what’s the point of having one then?) Glad you liked!
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What would be the point?! I feel the same way. I love bay windows. Maybe some day I’ll one. You know, overlooking the sea shore!
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Even better!
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I love to people watch!
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Me too
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I would have gone for the one with the bay window too, especially if it had a window seat, just made for people watching.
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Absolutely!
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Who ever told you that you’d only be writing about rubbies and hookers didn’t have a romantic bone in the body. I’d choose the bay too. 😉
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Hee hee! Of course you would!
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Great dialogue there, Dale. I had to look up who Gerard Butler was, though. Um, lawyer turned actor and a Scot. Good looking, too! People-watching is great pastime for writers. I live in a house that requires me to climb 15 steps from the street up to my front door, providing me with a wonderful view from my upstairs window. You would not believe the things I see, including who’s going bald and how fast!
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Thanks,.Sarah! I may (read, do) have a thing for a Scottish brogue…this one is definitel on my list! 😉
Ha! That’s too funny!! But, oh so fun to people watch…
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She’s found a good vantage point, and there are plenty of surprises for her to discover in the passing parade of the street. I like it.
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She has indeed! Thanks, Margaret!
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A writer can always spot a good spot to watch the world go by. There is a line of town houses I sometimes go past when I go to London and the top floors all have huge glass windows – I always think those rooms would be perfect for writing in
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A room or rooms with a view!
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Exactly!
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All she needs is a good pair of binoculars. Hmm looks like there is a thin line between a writer and a peeping tom/tabitha 🙂
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Aren’t most writers observers anyway? They call it research!
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