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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-24

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Terry Taylor

The last, hic, ten years: http://terrytaylor.posterous.com # http://terrytaylor.posterous.com # Sail Cat Road continues now. # Rain was so hard the windshield wipers could not keep up with it. Jolene turned on the radio. After a few minutes, she turned it … Continue reading →

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Sail Cat Road, Chapter 17

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Sail Cat Road, the sequel to No Good End, continues below. It is being posted tweet-by-tweet daily on Twitter (http://twitter.com/ttaylordude). I will post each chapter here (in chronological order). Thank you for your time. A breeze raked a fallen pine … Continue reading →

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Sail Cat Road, Chapter 16

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Terry Taylor

Chapter 16 Popping sounds came from relaxing metal under the pecan tree. Jimmy and Gus found no more drivers licenses. Gasoline soaked the earth. “You’ll want to walk back to the truck,” said Jimmy. “I’m going to roast some pecans.” … Continue reading →

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Chapters 1 & 2 of Sail Cat Road (the Twitter Novel)

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Terry Taylor

Sail Cat Road Below are the first two chapters of Sail Cat Road, the Twitter novel sequel to No Good End. As with No Good End, Sail Cat Road is written one tweet at a time on the fly at http://twitter.com/ttaylordude NOTE: … Continue reading →

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“No Good End” Part 7

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Terry Taylor

Part 7 (the end) from ttaylordude’s Twitter novel. “Mr. Gantt, I have something for you,” said Kamal. He held a gym bag. Gus could see he was carrying a weapon. He figured that much. “What’s that?” said Gus, gripping his … Continue reading →

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Fact Following Fiction

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Terry Taylor

Three weeks ago, I wrote a scenario into “No Good End,” a fiction novel that I have been posting on Twitter 140 characters at a time. It involved an 18-wheeler and a hit man. The 18-wheeler ends up nose-diving into … Continue reading →

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No Good End, Part 6

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Terry Taylor

PART 6 “No Good End” from ttaylordude’s Twitter feed Unc took Gus by a grocery store for bread, peanut butter and jelly. Clyde Gordon, the produce manager, stopped them. “Gus,” he said, nodding in sympathy. “Unc. How y’all doing?” He … Continue reading →

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No Good End, Part 5

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Terry Taylor

“You wanted to know about cancer?” said Ab as he opened the door to Gus’ car. An unraveling, stray baseball lay next to the curb. “It’s like those Apollo astronauts probably felt about the moon,” said Ab.   Gus looked up … Continue reading →

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The Curious Case Of My Twitter Novel

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Terry Taylor

  On June 19th, I started doing something crazy: writing a novel on Twitter. Not about Twitter, on it, line by line, chunk by chunk. Watching people in Iran tweeting news out of their country when the press was shut … Continue reading →

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No Good End, Part 4

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Terry Taylor

No Good End:  PART 4 from http://twitter.com/ttaylordude   The sheriff’s office air conditioner coughed, then stopped. “I’m not going to sit in here. It’ll be 300 degrees in an hour,” said Ab. Ab picked up a folder from his desk and … Continue reading →

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No Good End Part 3 – from ttaylordude’s twitter feed

Posted on July 12, 2009 by Terry Taylor

 PART 3 Jolene could not reach Julie, her best friend. When imaginary friends go missing, thorny paranoia fills the void. It overflowed in Jolene.  She wanted vodka and hydrocodone and buried her head in her hands. They smelled like gas … Continue reading →

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No Good End Part 2- from ttaylordude’s twitter feed

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Terry Taylor

PART 2 The waitress came to the table where Gus and Ab were sitting. She faked an earnest cheerfulness, but it was transparent. She hated her job. “You two look thirsty.” She ran through a list of drinks. It was … Continue reading →

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No Good End Part 1- from ttaylordude’s Twitter feed

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Terry Taylor

No Good End (originally posted as 140 character tweets on Twitter) Revised and in chronological order.   PART 1 Gus Gantt watched the alligator slice a V across Blue Lake. The odds of this gator having the man’s arm inside … Continue reading →

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