Technically, this isn't a true "Spouting Off" since it's largely fictional. It grew out of an exercise at the writing workshop I attended Saturday. Participants were asked to capture the way people really speak, without any description or narrative, just voices.
Stop screaming. Please. Ah -- Mommy says no. Tell Mommy what you want.
Fwok.
What?
Foo-ock.
Um, no. Or yes. Okay. Can you point to what you want?
FOCK.
Honey, I think he's saying, you know, the f-word? Did you teach him that?
Why is it always my fault?
Well, I dunno, you say things like that.
Like what?
Like the f-word. Like, maybe you should watch it, okay? That's all I'm saying.
FOCK FOCK FOCK
I think he's saying 'fork.'
Oh. Sure, okay. Fork. I knew that.
Fowuk.
Good boy.
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