Welcome to March Story Chat Summary
I was super honored this month to introduce A. Kid and his friends Pal and Curley from the Carrot Ranch Saddle-Up Saloon to my friends in the Always Write Community. So come on in, enjoy a cuppa your favorite or favourite drink. Have a seat, take your shoes off, and get comfy.

99-Word Summary
This is a fictitious story by a fictitious author about fictitious friends known in the virtual Carrot Ranch community.
Formerly โornery Ernieโ reported that his wife had been kidnapped. He reasoned it was a criminal disappearance because she hadn’t left him her usual note saying that she had โpicked up” another man. Ernie admitted that she was strong enough to pick up a man.
So the search party organized and set out. Curley the pig found the lost woman in the hay with the man she picked up. Everyone involved agreed with Curley that debauchery was preferable to debutchery.
Introduction to the Author and Characters In Wanda-Lust
D. Avery here with some back story without dialect. Kid and Pal just showed up one day as characters who live and work at Carrot Ranch. Their flashes became all dialogue at some point as they became weekly regulars at the Ranch. More made up characters were roped into their stories, and I am pretty sure that they are all included in this story. Kid especially has become more and more independent, says he identifies as real. Hence the story written by A. Kid. Kid also writes buckaroo-ku and some flash.
Nowadays Kid and Pal have been given room to stretch in the Saddle Up Saloon, the Monday posting at Carrot Ranch that features interviews, karaoke, recipes, art shows, and now twice monthly guest hosted poetry challenges. Stop by sometime! And thank you for commenting here, Kid will be thrilled.
https://carrotranch.com/category/saloon/
Readers Said This
Lisa Bradshaw hahahaha and they say we all speak English..
Cathy Cade Iโm not even gonna try the accent, but this sounds like fun. Itโs an irreverent mix of story and random characters (none that Iโve met before, but I know them). And thereโs a strong sense of not taking yourself seriously that seems almost โ well โ British.
They Liked it. They Liked it!
Sue Spitulnik This was delightful, and all Kidโs and Palโs friends in one place.
Sam Goldie Kirk What a fun story. Marsha, youโre a great hostess as always!
Charli Mills Wanda-Lust wasn’t corny at all with a piglet involved. Fun writing, D. Your mind is full of characters and cleverness.
Anne Goodwin Lovely crazy story. Interesting you had Doc Ranger pondering genre as I was already wondering if this was memoir, fiction or BOTS. Iโm always in awe of how you weave these characters, D.
A. Kid Anne, kin it be BOTS if the authorโs a fictional character from a virtual ranch? But Iโll take that ta mean it reads real which is real pleasinโ ta me. Them pictures mess with how I see things but reckon I need ta git used ta other folksโ visuals, ya know, like in case this gits picked up by netflix er some sech.
Jules Paige A right fun read. Glad to be a part โ even if I didnโt lasso any villainโs. ~The Poet Lariat (of CR).
Colleen Chesebro OMG! Curley saved the day! And buckaroo-KU! I loved that, D. You are so gosh dern creative. And, thatโs the extent of my cowboy rap! Lovely feature, Marsha. Hugs and hats off to you both!
Thanks for coming to Story Chat, all y’all. I hope you will all be back in April with Doug Jacquier entertains us with “Miniature Planet.” See my page for more Story Chat details.
Have a great week. Don’t forget to visit the Saloon.
28 responses to “March Story Chat Summary: “Wanda Lust” by A. Kid”
I like seeing the reviews. Good idea!
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It’s a lot of fun. I think it turns the guest post into an event, so to speak. The more people comment, the more it builds all of us up.
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This is a fun roundup. I hope to eventually work my way back through my emails and find the link to the original chat. ๐
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I hope I didn’t leave you out! ๐
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Impossible!
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No, not impossible, My delete key does things it shouldn’t and I find myself missing whole paragraphs and as I’m rereading, I’m scratching my head wondering what I’m reading. Then I press undo, and my paragraph returns. ๐
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Gotta love that undo button. ๐
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Ordinarily, Norah, yes! I’m not going to complain about it any more. ๐
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Until the next time? ๐
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LOL. Now you know me too well! ๐
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I know humans too well. ๐
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LOL I think you do, Norah.
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A great round-up of comments.
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Thank you, Cathy. And thanks for always being so supportive by making comments. Yours are always so perfect. This was more of a fun post, so there weren’t any suggestions, so it was an easy summary. ๐
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They have a lot of fun over there, and they’re a kind-hearted bunch ๐ ๐
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They care a lot about each other and all of us. You are writing a monthly post there now, right?
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Heck, no! I only wrote one for Sue. I’m not a fiction writer ๐๐
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My mistake! You’re way up there in the clouds to me. I credit you with being able to do anything. ๐
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God love you – if only! ๐คฃ๐
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A fun and interesting read ๐
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Thanks, Willow. Hey was that you – one of the Sue Vincent Rodeo Classic Winners? Congratulations! Well done! ๐
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I got a judge’s Pick , thank you ๐๐๐ I was so surprised and chuffed ๐๐
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Your story was excellent. I like your style. You have every right to be proud. There’s some hard competition.
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Yes indeed , I am still surprised ๐๐
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fun story Marsha!~! ๐๐
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Thanks Cindy. It was fun! ๐
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