Rory is the host of Spin the Yarn. Rory says:
At the core of the game it is basically a fiction based writing prompt with a twist.
There will be naughty, risky or risqué if you prefer, downright odd and strange, unusual and weird and oft inappropriate questions posed. Naughty in the majority of our game means to bluff, to fib and to fabricate the truth as you, the writer, readers and challengers believe that to be.
Your role is to make your stories both incredible and credible, plausible and implausible flights of fancy – the most creative and imaginative inventiveness adventures you can muster up!
While growing up, our family took a vacation to the Upper Peninsula of MI every summer. It was an opportunity to explore woodlands where often the wildlife had not learned to be afraid of humans. My brothers and I would wander in the forest on trails our parents had walked with us so many times we knew them like the back of our hands.
I was 13 years old the summer my folks decided to take us on the ferry out to Isle Royale, which is a small island where the wolf and moose populations have a healthy balance with each other. As we landed on the island the ranger met us and gave us an orientation that included safety measures. We were handed a map that outlined the clearly marked trails.
As we walked through mature pine and beech trees it was like stepping into primeval times, where we humans were just part of the ecosystem. I began to dawdle along the path and soon the rest of my family was out of sight. I saw a beautiful patch of orange and pink mushrooms and knelt down to get a better look. Lost in examination, when I looked up, imagine my shock when I looked into the eyes of a wolf, standing not more than two feet from me.
Her eyes were deep yellow, and I swear there was a smile on her face. Without words a message came to me, from the wolf, that I was to join their tribe. The wolf stepped forward and bit my right shoulder, only hard enough to break the skin. Then she ran off, without a sound.
Just then I heard my father’s voice calling my name. We spent the rest of the afternoon at the island and took the ferry back as the sun was setting. A wolf’s howl echoed over the ripples of the water.
I didn’t tell any of my family about the bite, and it healed without incident. I’d forgotten about it until the day it was going to be a full moon, then I got very restless. I insisted my parents take us out to the steak house for dinner. A belly full of meat and I fell right to sleep by 9pm.
Around midnight, I woke with a lump in my throat and an urge to scream. I had been dreaming of running through the forest with wolves, chasing rabbits. I stumbled to the bathroom, to pee and because I felt nauseous. Leaning over the toilet, my head whipped backwards and I howled. Howled! Looking to my right, into the mirror, my blood stopped beating for a second. A werewolf stared back at me. The scar on my shoulder began to throb. I had an overwhelming urge to run and chase something down, which I was able to curb with great effort.
Life after that was about learning to live with my new condition. As long as I had fresh meat the day of the full moon, I was fine. The times I didn’t I ended up roaming the neighborhood for rabbits. A few times I climbed trees and nabbed sleeping squirrels. Being a werewolf was an honor from the wolves but it was damned inconvenient. I became tired of being a slave to my appetite.
That’s when I heard about heme. Heme is created from plants but contains the component that makes meat taste like meat. I remembered the old HBO series, “True Blood” and how the vampires were able to drink “Tru Blood” to keep themselves from becoming blood-sucking, soul-stealing maniacs. So far I had only killed a few rabbits and squirrels, but as I got older I could feel the urge to kill larger game growing. I refused to give in to my inconvenient condition.
I heard that Red Robin carried the “Impossible Burger,” which is the company that has engineered the heme from plant sources into “meat.” I asked my parents to take us kids there for dinner and I tried it. It was delicious!
The real test would come on the night of the full moon. As my parents were pushovers when it came to going out for dinner, once again we went to Red Robin. As midnight approached, there was only a small urge to howl, only half of the usual hair covered my face, and my canine teeth didn’t even descend. I knew then that I was the first teenage werewolf to become vegan!
“How Credible or Creative do you find my tale – please score me out of 10.”
Tao Talk 
10! I’ve heard from several people that the Impossible Burgers are fabulous!
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I tried one yesterday at Red Robin. It is amazing how fabulous they are. That said, It was $18 for a hamburger, fries, and water. They upcharge $4 for the Impossible Burger!!! From what my daughter in-law said, pressure is being put on BK and McD to offer it. Hoping the price comes down, which I think it will. Every new thing is expensive at first, which pays for R&D.
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I still need to try one! Everyone who has, loved it.
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p.s. thanks for the score 🙂
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10. A great story. Love the imagination.
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Thank you, Sadje, for the compliment and the score 🙂
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My pleasure. You’re good at spinning the 🧶 yarn.
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❤
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What a fun tale, so “incredible and credible”!
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Thank you Irene 🙂
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That was fun to read! Very creative and mention of an actual restaurant and burger makes it more credible to the story.
I give you a 10! 🙂
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Thanks Barbara 🙂 I actually did go to OG on Sunday and have one and it was delicious!
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Great story Li, you get a 10 from me also. I just started watching that Netflix series Legacies.
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Thanks Jim. Is Legacies about werewolves?
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Great twist Jade Li. Though I still prefer the real thing. Nothing like a good steak.
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Len, the process they use takes the same heme molecule that is in blood that carries the molecules around but is also found in plants. You might be amazed at the new development.
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Sorry l am late to the party but l don’t know what WP are doing, but this comment only just displayed itself to me because of the other post you have just posted!
Excellent Li, truly excellent!
It’s strange only this morning l was reading an article about these burgers and they mentioned the one in this story – the Impossible – so marvelously done 🙂
I will come back to this story and check how well you score 🙂
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Yes I believe there are many imps in the WP machinery. Nowadays to comment on ANY post, either in WP or blogger, I have to put in email, name, and blog address. Talk about maddening. Yes, the Impossible Burger is so good but right now they are charging a fortune for it!
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Yes l saw that as well, the biggest disappointment is price not just UK either l see but US as well!
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Blimey! You are joking, why do you have to submit all that data detail Li?
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I don’t know. I did an “upgrade” to firefox and after that things got really messed up. Jetpak seems to be resisting saving my info, although I “save” and “remember for next time” every time 😦
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Gees, that’s nuts and bloody irksome 😦
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Tell me about it! Think of how many keystrokes that could be being put to other use.
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Gees yes, very much so, WP best have a super duper result at the end of all these errs is all l can say .. 🙂
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Reblogged this on A Guy Called Bloke and K9 Doodlepip! and commented:
Li and the Impossible Burger have become vegan together in spin the yarn – now read on and score Li out of 10 on whether you think it was 10 Credible or 10 Creative 🙂
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Rory I wanted to say I like how you “solved” the dilemma of tale vs truth by making the claims so outlandish there is no question they are fiction. Much appreciated ❤
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It was the only way to do it 🙂
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Looks pretty good. It’s a variation on the Underworld story, with Michael. Have you watched the two series before it?
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A convincing tale, I’ll give you a 9. 🙂
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Thanks Kristian! Glad you liked it.
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I didn’t see that coming at the end!
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What were you expecting?
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Maybe a change to beets carrots…you threw me on the Red Robin! Stay the same…not predictable.
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🙂 I really had that “Impossible Burger” at Red Robin on Sunday. It was REALLY GOOD. They’ve proven in blind taste tests most people can’t tell them apart. If you have Red Robin there go check it out and let me know what you think. It’s an upcharge on the burger but worth it to me.
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Yes we do have one…if we get near it tomorrow I will. It looks really good on the commercial.
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it’s the same molecules that are in real meat that give it the meat taste
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So do they come from plants? I’ve never heard of it before.
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Check out that youtube at the bottom, it tells you all about it 🙂
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Wow that is impressive. I’ve always been skeptical on things like this…so it does taste like beef?
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YES. If you to put it to the test, go with someone and order two burgers one regular and one Impossible. Then do a blind taste test. I bet you can’t tell the diff.
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That is so good to hear. I would love to eat better and that would be a great start.
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OK I just posted my A2Z now time to go watch a movie. Glad you have tomorrow off from work and can relax. Talk with you tomorrow. Goodnight.
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This is the first night in over a week I’ve been able to read blogs and take my time…I have taken classes at work on a new software…tedious and stressful.
Taking off tomorrow
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Do you use OnBase? My son keeps getting sent to OH for more OnBase training. I think Oracle is the company.
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No this is a protection program called Carbon Black. If a malicious software gets on our network this software can find it and helps you track it down.
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Glad you are getting a chance to relax for a change.
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Credibility1, creativity, 10
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Thank you 🙂
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