introducing alternative tales

Alright, as some of you know, I write for a living, and that what I do is nowhere near what I want to be writing about. I used to write a lot fiction and poetry, but I've stopped. I plan to change that, and just to make it more fun to do, since music is my foremost interest, I decided to combine both music and fiction.

Introducing alternative tales : stories from my ipod. Essentially, this is my self-imposed mental exercise, and it will only work with your help.

Here's what you do: Give me a song, pick a line from that song, and then give me a name, place, or object.

And here's what I do: I'll write a flash fiction* about or inspired by that song, throwing in that line and name, place, or object you picked.

Anything but rap, metal, country and bubblegum pop.

*It's basically a very, very short story of 250 to 1,000 words. I have one online: Here. (No, that's not my real name.)

I'll post the story – and the songs so you can listen to them as usual – at alternative tales.

To start, I give you a story called Rudie Can't Fail -- from the song by the same title by The Clash. A member of a forum I often visit suggested it, and he chose the line "How you get a rude and a reckless, don't you be so crude and a feckless, you been drinking brew for breakfast, Rudie can't fail." His person is Mother Teresa.

And so it is. Let me know what you think, please, and don't forget to make your own suggestions.