Get me a Bucket or Blame it on Reno [13+] A vacationing Grandma's first trip to a Nevada casino can be a wild ride. |
A "Game of Thrones" by Creeper Of The Realm Review Storyline: Isn't it great when true life is ten times better than fiction? Taking your mother to Reno for her first foray into gambling bliss is serious business. Spelling/Grammar Issues: None. Description/emotion: I don't even know where to begin with all the fantastic gems you laid out in this short story. From begging magical monsters to granny from hell to a giddy, giggling grandmother. This piece did not disappoint it went beyond what I thought a five-hundred-word short story would entail. This would be great in a longer piece. Overall Impression: I see this kind of craziness in what we call 'the scratchers' at work. You know, the people who come in with a hundred dollars and start buying scratch-off, go out, scratch, come back, and buy more, never truly cashing in winnings, just giving it back to the lottery Gods. Let's face it: no one gets ahead in the gambling frenzy. I could picture you snatching that bucket of nickels from your mom and hightailing out of the casino. This is a family story that will shock the younger ones as they try to wrap their minds around the woman they know and love turning into a gambling demon. The comedy you promised was top notch! The views and opinions on this review are mainly the things discovered by the reader and therefore, do not reflect necessarily to the group, activity and/or event being affiliated herein. This is only the opinion and suggestions of the reviewer and it is still up to the author of this piece to consider this review as a corrective action or otherwise.
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