Coming from my super successful entry last week regarding my travel tweets, I decided to ride its coattails and follow it up with another TBT (as the kids say) of another Twitter series I did a while back. To jumpstart my creativity, I am recalling my past effort and using them as inspiration for new content. I live in a world where oversaturation is non-existent, so let's do this.
As you may have surmised, it was entitled Fighourtively Speaking, and it was indeed that--a series of hourly tweets that make up a complete story just by using metaphors. I know, crazy, right? But, I really did this. 24 hours, straight. Sure, they were all scheduled, but still. This kind of experimental storytelling made Twitter all the more interesting for me.
I wanted to write about this during its anniversary, but I had forgotten all about it and have only recalled it when browsing through my tweets for last week's entry. Now that I have remembered it, yes I thought about making something similar for Steemit, but I would have to retool to make it more worthy of STEEM. Posting the same entries as it is would be cheating, I feel, as they're all catered for the 140-character crowd. Instead, I'll just paste all of the entries here :O WOW! What a bargain! You're welcome, people.
But, wait...
Before I get to posting, I'll give you some time to get your popcorn, go to the comfort room and then grab your drinks (after washing your hands, of course). I call it a series because it's 24 posts that make up the story, but really though, it's really just this one issue. There were supposed to be follow-ups, but plans got scratched on account of me quitting Twitter suddenly.
As much as I want to explain the backstory for this (and you know I do), I'm going to let the story do the talking. Just some brief notes: this was published on June 14, 2014, for every hour of that day. Because some of the photos required going to imgur, I'm going to be posting them directly here instead.
So, without further ado...
I bid you adieu.
Nah, I'm just kidding ;) Enjoy the story!
00:00
This is a stick figure. Let's call him "Fig." Fig has a story.
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01:00
Fig wears many masks so that others can see him better.
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02:00
Whenever it's winter, Fig does not even wear a sweater
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03:00
Fig neither has muscles nor is as tall as a tree.
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04:00
But he moves like a butterfly and stings like a bee.
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05:00
Fig is a workhorse, but sometimes he could be a sloth.
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06:00
But he makes up for lost time more often than not.
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07:00
Fig has millions of friends but prefers to be alone.
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08:00
He gets to talk to all of them everyday even though he has no phone.
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09:00
Fig is a person of limitless fame.
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10:00
Even though none of his friends can even remember his name. :(
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11:00
Nobody knows it, but Fig has a secret.
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12:00
Fig can shoot lasers, if he so chooses it.
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There were a few other tweets in between, but I just wanted to highlight this one:
If you haven't noticed, #FighourtivelySpeaking is a poem. Just wanted to throw it out there.
13:00
Fig can fly, or at least leap a building in a single bound.
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14:00
He can run faster than twice the speed of sound.
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15:00
"ZOOM!" he would go, but no one would hear.
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"#FighourtivelySpeaking is a gripping tale you couldn't get enough of," said no critic ever.
16:00
He can sense it whenever danger is near.
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17:00
Ask Fig anything, he'll tell you the answer.
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18:00
After he solves world hunger, he'll set his sights on cancer
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19:00
Fig fights fire with fists of fury.
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Achievement for Alliteration!
20:00
Fig is executioner, judge and jury.
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21:00
"The Most Interesting Man in the World," if only people took notice.
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The most interesting sketch comic you will never read: #FighourtivelySpeaking. First issue ends in a few hours.
22:00
He does all of these and more, without a face because the simple fact is..
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23:00
Fig is everyone. Fig is you. Fig is me. If it's not yet evident .. everyone has a story.
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A sincere thank you to everyone who has read #FighourtivelySpeaking to the very end. If I could give you a hug, I would.
24:00
This wraps up the first issue of #FighourtivelySpeaking. Thank you again to everyone who has read it, shared it or message me.
Simile ?, Metaphor ?, Personification ?, Hyperbole ?, Symbolism ?, Alliteration ?, Onomatopoeia ?, Idiom ? I'd say it's mission accomplished
As it turns out, #FighourtivelySpeaking was also a #catharseries for me 3 years ago. It led me to finish my first ever novel (yes, the one I'm finishing re-editing now), so I hope that re-reading this would help me finish my 3rd one. Oh, the number 3, so ubiquitous. Anyway, I'm glad to dust that off the old archives. The wheels are turning and a STEEM-powered return of this kind of storytelling might be on the way. I had been waiting for a #BringFigBack movement back then, but that didn't pan out. Posting every hour would take a real toll in the SP, so I would need to rethink how I could go about it.
Whew! Well that was jam-packed! I didn't include all of the side tweets or else this post would really be stretched. How was it? Did you enjoy it? Did you think it sucked? Do you think this "Things I Used To Do" series would be something that I used to do in the future? Let me know in the comments section! :D