Nitia drew the back of her hand across her damp forehead and rested her palm on the front of her hip as she surveyed the basement playroom.
When she’d agreed to the social-bubble daycare with the Lundestadts, she’d not been aware they had more than one set of twins, nor had she been aware of the three elementary-aged cousins that were living with them for the school year.
She and Rob just had the one, Andrea, who was four and quiet and shy and, unlike the Lundestandt brood, always preferred order and neatness.
Nitia was sure she’d asked about number of kids and ages, but the three cousins had appeared — almost magically — during the third week, like tiny little terrorists, like a hurricane of howling hippos, but mostly, like a rolling rabble of rowdy, roughhousing, runny-nosed rodeo clowns.
It was late afternoon, and all the children – including her Andrea – lay scattered and snoring on the basement floor, amongst all the Legos, stuffed animals, Froot loops, and drained juice boxes.
She smiled wearily and crept quietly up the stairs to find a cup of tea and a biscuit; at least Andrea wasn’t lonely these days.
© Liz Husebye Hartmann (2021)
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Valley of the Trolls 
“… rolling rabble of rowdy, roughhousing, runny-nosed rodeo clowns.”
As I’m coming to appreciate about writing in general, effective alliteration is way more difficult than it looks. The matching letters is a keystroke away, generating an internal rhythm, all the while, enhancing the narrative… that is where talent shows.
Nicely done, yo
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Thanks, Bro. 😉
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LOVE this–especially the wildly good alliteration in Sentence 4–well done!
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Thank you, Avia!
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You’re most welcome!
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Ah, those days. Yes, she deserves the cuppa.
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Really well crafted. Like an iron on patch that won’t show a seam… I like what you did with the cue.
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Ooh! I LIKE that analogy. Thanks!
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I liked the contrast in those two families and that Andrea was no longer lonely.
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Aiming to please!
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She had her work cut out there, but finally a well-deserved cuppa and a biscuit 😊
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Happily ever after!
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Seamlessly integrated, Liz! I love the alliteration 🙂
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Thanks, Chris!
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What a fun direction to take it. The part where you slipped in “rodeo” was the best!
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Thanks! Goin’ with what I know…Lol!
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What an excellent example of finding the positive! Sentence 3 made me laugh 😀
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I made you laugh? Mission accomplished!
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Well told. Rodeo clowns fits the scenario perfectly!
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Thank you! Wanted to show her change in acceptance, from tiny terrorists to rodeo clowns…
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Thank you! Wanted to show her change in acceptance, from tiny terrorists to rodeo clown.
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