March Story Chat Summary: “Wanda Lust” by A. Kid

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.

Story Chat
Friends sit around the table discussing the latest unpublished short-story.

99-Word Summary

This is a fictitious story by a fictitious author about fictitious friends known in the virtual Carrot Ranch community.

Formerly โ€œornery 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 โ€œpicked 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 Iโ€™m not even gonna try the accent, but this sounds like fun. Itโ€™s an irreverent mix of story and random characters (none that Iโ€™ve met before, but I know them). And thereโ€™s 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 Kidโ€™s and Palโ€™s friends in one place.

Sam Goldie Kirk What a fun story. Marsha, youโ€™re 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. Iโ€™m always in awe of how you weave these characters, D.

A. Kid Anne, kin it be BOTS if the authorโ€™s a fictional character from a virtual ranch? But Iโ€™ll 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 didnโ€™t lasso any villainโ€™s. ~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, thatโ€™s 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”

  1. Sam "Goldie" Kirk Avatar

    I like seeing the reviews. Good idea!

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    1. Marsha Avatar

      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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  2. Norah Avatar

    This is a fun roundup. I hope to eventually work my way back through my emails and find the link to the original chat. ๐Ÿ™‚

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    1. Marsha Avatar

      I hope I didn’t leave you out! ๐Ÿ™‚

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      1. Norah Avatar

        Impossible!

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        1. Marsha Avatar

          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. ๐Ÿ™‚

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          1. Norah Avatar

            Gotta love that undo button. ๐Ÿ™‚

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          2. Marsha Avatar

            Ordinarily, Norah, yes! I’m not going to complain about it any more. ๐Ÿ™‚

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          3. Norah Avatar

            Until the next time? ๐Ÿ˜‰

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          4. Marsha Avatar

            LOL. Now you know me too well! ๐Ÿ™‚

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          5. Norah Avatar

            I know humans too well. ๐Ÿ™‚

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          6. Marsha Avatar

            LOL I think you do, Norah.

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  3. Cathy Cade Avatar

    A great round-up of comments.

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    1. Marsha Avatar

      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. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  4. restlessjo Avatar

    They have a lot of fun over there, and they’re a kind-hearted bunch ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ™‚

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    1. Marsha Avatar

      They care a lot about each other and all of us. You are writing a monthly post there now, right?

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      1. restlessjo Avatar

        Heck, no! I only wrote one for Sue. I’m not a fiction writer ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ’•

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        1. Marsha Avatar

          My mistake! You’re way up there in the clouds to me. I credit you with being able to do anything. ๐Ÿ™‚

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          1. restlessjo Avatar

            God love you – if only! ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ’•

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          2. Marsha Avatar

            ๐Ÿ™‚

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  5. willowdot21 Avatar

    A fun and interesting read ๐Ÿ’œ

    Liked by 2 people

    1. Marsha Avatar

      Thanks, Willow. Hey was that you – one of the Sue Vincent Rodeo Classic Winners? Congratulations! Well done! ๐Ÿ™‚

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      1. willowdot21 Avatar

        I got a judge’s Pick , thank you ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ I was so surprised and chuffed ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ

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        1. Marsha Avatar

          Your story was excellent. I like your style. You have every right to be proud. There’s some hard competition.

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          1. willowdot21 Avatar

            Yes indeed , I am still surprised ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ

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  6. Cindy Georgakas Avatar

    fun story Marsha!~! ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–

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    1. Marsha Avatar

      Thanks Cindy. It was fun! ๐Ÿ™‚

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      1. Cindy Georgakas Avatar

        ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐ŸŒท

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