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Diane over at The Stellar Life sent along this week’s Conversation Thursday.

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A friend is coming for Oscar night. My neighborhood has been experiencing the murder, stabbing, beating, of people within blocks of my residence in the lastmonth.

I am telling my friend to park in my building’s garage. I have lived in thismixed-retail/residential, huge complex for 15 years. Tenants who park in the 2-story garage have clickers to open the locked door in place after-hours. My friend will need to leave before the door shuts. I call my building’s management office for the garagehours: 

Receptionist: “Good morning, Madison Marqutte.”
Me: “Good morning. What time does the garage close onSundays?
Receptionist: “Oh…I’ll have to check.” I wait. “Youneed to call the garage at xxx-xxxx.”
Me: Thanks, bye.
Garage Lady (G): Heydh?
Me: Hello?
G: Helkhgfo? (HEAVY ACCENT of some language)
Me: What time does the garge close this Sunday night?”
G: I no know. You call back.
Me: What? You don’t know when your garage closes?
G: I work just half hour. Call back 30 hyfgj hyug”
Me: Call back when?
G: I no know. Call back 10:30.
Me. Fine. 10:30
G: (hysterical now( NOOO! Y O U  call back 10:30.
Me: Yes, 10:30
G: NO!!! (Yes, I’ve figured out her dilemma and mydesire to play is stopped by my desire to finih mycereal.) YOU CALL BACK 10:30!”
Me: “Thank you, bye.” 

Check out Diane’s blog.

What’s the heck is Conversation Thursday? Well, I’ve learned that I’m not a writer. I’m a dialoguist. I write dialogue first and then add the fixings. Every Thursday I post a conversation as a reminder of how people talk. It’s my hope that we learn the structure of believable dialogue and incorporate it in our storytelling. Submit your own conversations to auriacortes AT gmail DOT com and I’ll post it on this blog.

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