Fourth Fiction Contestants: First 10 Days on Twitter

Jul 11, 2009 by Constantine Markides

TESS: I won’t be silenced or shamed. NOT by tuck. NOT by anyone. Tuck, your name needs a new first letter [is this where the LOL goes?]1:30 AM Jul 14th from Twitterrific

COCO: For you big man, free. trust me Tuck, you won’t offend me easy!! ;D3:54 AM Jul 14th from web

IGOR: He tweeted from morning to night, more than the others. But nobody said much when they found him one day, dead in his cage.5:18 AM Jul 14th from web

TUCK: My writing reveals a “baffling combination of naïveté, intentional twisting of language & hypocrisy” Hope sohttp://tinyurl.com/njnucu9:18 AM Jul 14th from web

[writefromkaren@FourthFiction TUCK: Didn't say your writing was like that, but commenting on your overall attitude toward covers/content. Keep in context.]9:27 AM Jul 14th from web in reply to FourthFiction

TUCK: Keep in context, @writefromkaren? You must have forgot about my “intentional twisting of language.” p.s. Reading comp is for wimps.9:40 AM Jul 14th from web

ISIS: Hunger and piercing headaches distract me from my meditation ~ the journey is never easy ~ Buddha was not resting under the Bodhi Tree9:51 AM Jul 14th from web

OMAR: danke all 4 ur words. Got a new piece & getting laptop end of week (sweet story but can’t say how cuz I might get the boot again)10:28 AM Jul 14th from TwitterFon

OMAR: caught up on 4th fiction clothesline. What’s w/ the tuckmania?at least he’s honest in his bio. know thyself, frado10:52 AM Jul 14th from TwitterFon

NORA: Welcome back, Omar. Igor, way to make (macabre) transition to fiction. Waiting to hear from Host. If same old, I’ll join you and Utah12:21 PM Jul 14th from TweetDeck

ISIS: Spending a lot of time in bed~low energy~body detoxing. I hear the first two days are hardest, third gets easier. Cycle of samsara1:43 PM Jul 14th from web

TESS: “The sun looks good on you,” she said. So he plucked the sun from the sky and from that day on, wore it as a hat.2:20 PM Jul 14th from Twitterrific

FIDO: detox?! damn isis, u west coast or what?-out here we gotta name 4 that–starvation.. If I knew where u was at I’d deliver u some grub!2:57 PM Jul 14th from UberTwitter

NORA: I must agree with Fido! I hope you consulted your doctor, Isis. Fan of magic realism, Tess? Glad to see fiction bandwagon is underway.4:12 PM Jul 14th from TwitterBerry

FIDO: yo tess can u tell ur buddy to return his hat? Since u wrote that story the clouds came in. I don’t want that june rain comin back!5:18 PM Jul 14th from UberTwitter

ISIS: Blesses for your concern, Nora and Fido ~ if you can bike to California and if “grub” means ginger, kale and green apples then Yes.6:08 PM Jul 14th from web

ISIS: “Purification of the mind is attained through humility, integrity and a sense of justice.” ~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba7:29 PM Jul 14th from web

TESS: LOL jodi & fido. Just realized how similar your names are. It would make a good movie title (maybe without the LOL) lmao8:02 PM Jul 14th from Twitterrific

[JodiCleghorn@FourthFiction/Tess - wondering if that would be about a girl and her dog - or a boy and his bitch?]8:41 PM Jul 14th from TweetDeck in reply to FourthFiction

[JodiCleghornMy take on the first 10 days of @FourthFiction #4thfiction #writing http://bit.ly/DiTh77:52 PM Jul 14th from TweetDeck
UTAH: What a superb summary @JodiCleghorn! YOU should be in this competition! I see I'm never going to live down that banana story... 8:44 PM Jul 14th from web

OMAR: I second what Utah said about jodi's write-up. That was deck. Host is posting a vid tonight? Anybody else heard about that?8:51 PM Jul 14th from TwitterFon

UTAH: "Dont you believe me?" Richard the apple pleaded, upon denying an affair w/ a peach. Her response confused him: "Apple leave you Dick"8:56 PM Jul 14th from web

RHAE: An admirable recap, @JodiCleghorn, and a prescient analysis of Igor's story. Your criticism has infused fresh life into this contest.9:21 PM Jul 14th from web

NORA: What a marvelous read, @JodiCleghorn! Looks like you're more in the know-how than the rest of us. Let's hope this video comes soon!9:46 PM Jul 14th from TweetDeck

[JodiCleghorn@FourthFiction/UTAH Apologies for the edit - always tricky to retweet ur monsters! And I'm forever the editor as well Hope u don't mind?]8:59 PM Jul 14th from TweetDeck in reply to FourthFiction

UTAH: I’m flattered at retweets, Jodi. Chop away! Hanging around a bit longer for this much-awaited update then off to bed for early rise!9:53 PM Jul 14th from web

FIDO: Check what I just found. Dont blow your last tweet till u see it. You may be saying ur farewells in the next hourhttp://bit.ly/jR0t910:21 PM Jul 14th from TweetDeck

UTAH: Oh my. This is quite a change (but not a bad one). So is this goodbye? Or maybe a new hello? I’ll just say goodnight for now… 10:28 PM Jul 14th from web

HOST: I was about to announce I’ve posted a YouTube video on the new FourthFiction Twitter guidelines but seems Fido got here before me.10:38 PM Jul 14th from web

HOST: Pls view video ASAP b/c of changes to rules. As of midnight, you can only tweet ONCE daily in response to dare:http://fourthnight.com10:40 PM Jul 14th from web

HOST: You’ve also all just received emails. If you have questions, email me back. The “No Direct Messages” policy on this page still stands10:48 PM Jul 14th from web

TUCK: Ho Ho Host just pulled a quick one on us. Busy night here btwn this & @JodiCleghorn wrap (how’s the ego after all those compliments?)11:01 PM Jul 14th from web

TESS: omg what’s going on here???video? Wrap? Ok let me get watching!11:14 PM Jul 14th from Twitterrific

OMAR: just my luck. Day I return is day tweeting comes to a virtual standstill. So be it. More time to jam11:27 PM Jul 14th from TwitterFon

NORA: At last we can get writing and stop squabbling. I salute the decision, Host.11:34 PM Jul 14th from TweetDeck

TESS: strange feeling… Like I’m setting off on a voyage & leaving friends behind. Excited & sad 11:41 PM Jul 14th from Twitterrific

RHAE: What drama here. Nothing prevented us before from writing. It must be that we crave the squabbling. I’m sure that won’t end.11:50 PM Jul 14th from web

[AllegroDiRossi@FourthFiction So, they can't tweet anymore except for to the dares? That actually sounds pretty boring. Hope these dares are worth it!]10:45 PM Jul 14th from TweetDeck

TUCK: You said it, @AllegroDiRossi: “Pretty boring.” What’s the beef with personality? Fine then. I’ll find ways in my one tweet to fight on11:59 PM Jul 14th from web