[FFML] [Spamfic] The Writer

[Ragman Jack]

LOL. The Gambler has been a rave fav of mine for years, and it’s never been so apt as this. Bravo! 

For what it’s worth, there’s a few places, where, in my opinion, a different word choice would have scanned better to the tune, but on the other hand, this works well as is, and if it aint broke, don’t fix it. 

> On Apr 5, 2021, at 6:20 PM, Bryan Cupp <ranmas_kode at msn.com> wrote:
> 
> I'll see your Let it Go, and raise you a Writer.
> Yeah, probably not as good but well.
> 
> On a warm summer's evening
> In front of a bright lit monitor
> I met up with the writer
> We were both too tired to sleep
> So we took turns a-starin'
> At the words on our screens
> The boredom overtook us
> And he began to speak
> 
> He said, "Son, I've made a life
> Out of readin' people's fics
> Knowin' what the series were
> By the way they described their hair
> So if you don't mind my sayin'
> I can see you're out of ideas
> For a taste of your coke
> I'll give you some advice"
> 
> So I handed him my bottle
> And he drank down my last swallow
> Then he bummed a pen
> And asked me for a paper
> And the night got deathly quiet
> And his face lost all expression
> Said, "If you're gonna write a story, boy
> You gotta learn to write it right
> 
> You've got to know when to hold 'em
> Know when to fold 'em
> Know when to walk away
> And know when to run
> 
> You never count your reviews
> When you're sittin' at the cafe
> There'll be time enough for countin'
> When the story's done
> 
> Every writer knows
> That the secret to survivin'
> Is knowin' what to throw away
> And knowin' what to keep
> 'Cause every story's a hit
> And every story's a miss
> And the best that you can hope for
> Is a review in your box"
> 
> And when he'd finished speakin'
> He turned back toward the screen
> Put down his pen and paper
> Faded off to sleep
> And somewhere in the darkness
> The writer got a review
> But in his final words
> I found an gem that I could keep
> 
> You've got to know when to hold 'em
> Know when to fold 'em
> Know when to walk away
> And know when to run
> 
> You never count your reviews
> When you're sittin' at the cafe
> There'll be time enough for countin'
> When the story's done
> 
> You've got to know when to hold 'em (when to hold 'em)
> Know when to fold 'em (when to fold 'em)
> Know when to walk away
> And know when to run
> 
> You never count your reviews
> When you're sittin' at the cafe
> There'll be time enough for countin'
> When the story's done
> 
> You've got to know when to hold 'em
> Know when to fold 'em
> Know when to walk away
> And know when to run
> 
> You never count your reviews
> When you're sittin' at the cafe
> There'll be time enough for countin'
> When the story's done
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