
“How is watching different from seeing or looking?”
“Well, the language is slimy, but I guess it has something to do with being alert …. Seeing and looking are comparatively passive activities.”
“So, it is somehow tied to getting a desired result in a time-bound manner?”
“Er…. Maybe.”
He flung the expensive wrist-watch at me, “I am a poet, and do nothing in a time-bound or result-bound manner. I choose my freedom over the fame and riches you offer.”
It’s Six Sentence Story Thursday Link Up!

Artistic freedom and expression cannot be contained, it explodes with passion when restrained…..so let him be a starving artist. Nicely written Reena.
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Thank you, Len!
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An excellent character study, and point in the shades of word meanings.
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Thank you, Mimi!
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The watchman bloweth! Great six!
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Thank you, Lisa!
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Excellent, Reena–I agree with everyone’s comments.
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Thanks 🙂
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Welcome 🙂
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He may be next in line for the anger management class, after he buys another watch. HaHa
Interesting interplay of conversation in the SSS.
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Thank you, Pat 😀
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There is a difference between all three.
Why does self absorbed, primadonna come to mind, lol. Talk about getting under your skin! Surely, the sign of an excellent Six Sentence Story 😀
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Thank you, Denise!
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I like the slimy line. Watching is sooooooo different from seeing.
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Thanks, UP!
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wooh! chill out, Mr.-too-Special… appreciate the exquisite sensibility, but it just showed itself for being nothing more than insecure narcissism.*
* lol the true compliment (imo) around Sixville… to react as if the characters were real**
** unfortunately, many are, all too real in the world
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Thank you, Clark!
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