Friday
I'm thinking here of Keyser Söze from The Usual Suspects and that creation of story from a bulletin board. Here's that script.
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Kujan is staring not at what is on the bulletin board, but
at the bulletin board itself.His eyes follow the aluminum frame, mounted firmly to the
wall. One might note its sturdy construction and its
convenient size. Big enough to hold a lifetime of forgotten
and disregarded notes and facts. Years of police trivia that
has been hung and forgotten with the intention of finding a
use for it all someday. One might want such a bulletin board
for one's self. One would look to see who makes such a
bulletin board.Kujan's eyes are locked on a metal plate bearing the
manufacturer's name.It reads: QUARTET - SKOKIE, ILLINOIS Kujan's eyes flash all
over the bulletin board. He finds a picture of Rabin in the
far corner.He stands beside a scale in fishing gear. He proudly holds a
hand out to his freshly caught marlin. His eyes skim quickly
over and stop on an eight and a half by eleven inch fax sheet
of what must be a THREE HUNDRED POUND BLACK MAN. Kujan glazes
over his name, it is irrelevant. His aliases stand out.Slavin, BRICKS, Shank, REDFOOT, Thee, Rooster...
KUJAN'S EYES WIDEN with sudden realization. He runs for the
door.His foot crushes the broken pieces of Rabin's coffee cup.
The cup that hovered over Verbal's head for two hours.Kujan is in too much of a hurry to notice the two words
printed on the jagged piece that had been the bottom of the
cheap mug.KOBAYASHI PORCELAIN.
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For this Friday's Flash Prompt, create your own story from a bullletin board, from your own office or kitchen, a grocery store, a school, or use the same one as in Usual Suspects. Then post it, of course, somewhere.
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For Further Reading
Premise and Mystery, A Review of Usual Suspects


From Ethel Rohan
September 25, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Love, love this movie.
From Randall Brown
October 2, 2009 at 3:09 pm
I’m sure it was Gabriel Byrne, yes?