(Real) Selections from the Wain Fiction/Poetry Archive 1976
September 21, 2005 | Seventies
WHY I WOULD LIKE TO SWIM
I love to swim.
It’s fun to swim like a fish.
You should try it.
(October 8, 1976)
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I WISH
I wish I were a soccer ball.
I wish I were a baseball bat.
I wish I could go to the equator.
(September 1976)
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THE MAN
Once there was a man who never wanted to be seen. Whenever somebody comes, he hides. One day he was walking down the street and somebody was coming and he couldn’t find a place to hide. Just then he saw a trash can. He jumped in.
The Man who came was holding an apple. The man opened the trash can and threw it right in. The man never hid again.
(December 1976)
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THE SOUND I LIKE BEST
I love firecrackers. I see them every fourth of July at my friend’s house. I also like records.
(September 1976)
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When I grow up I want to be a magician and I could do every trick and I have everyone come to my show. I also want to be a comedian and I can make everyone laugh.
(October 1976)
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There once was a dog
Who saw a big hog
Then he saw some fog
And ran to a log
And there he got killed.
(November 1976)
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Once there was a dog who always eats his food.
It falls on the floor and on the table too.
He loved beef and he loved dog food too.
When the dog eats his food,
He is a happy dog.
And when he’s done,
He wags his tail.
(November 1976)
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THE MISSING CHICKPEA
One night while Cathy was making dinner, David realized that a chickpea was missing
from his salad. We started looking for it. We looked in the strangest places;
We looked here, we even looked there. Then finally David said, “I’m not crazy about chickpeas anyways.” So
they sat down to eat. Just then, Beth realized that she had one extra chickpea
in her salad. So, that’s the case. It was all Cathy’s fault, because she made
dinner.
(November 1976)
(more to come…)