Today’s addition to It Takes Every Word is “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence. I’ve been having some trouble coming up with a story that fits with the Writing Club’s theme for its final meeting later this semester: Triumph. To be sure, this story features a Pyrrhic victory rather than a legitimate win. But it’s the best I’ve been able to do so far.
The horse’s head is a detail from “Napoleon Crossing the Alps” by Jacques-Louis David. Apparently the artist painted five different versions of the same subject. This detail was taken from the Malmaison version.
Though the horse seems distressed, I’m sure Napoleon himself had an easier time with the St. Bernard Pass through the alps than he did when he went to Mount Olive.
Popeye kicked his ass, which was the funniest joke I’d ever heard when I was 12. So feel free to share it with your favorite 12 year old.
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