>Cliff wants . . .

>To discover what you secretly wish for, Google “[your name] wants” (and don’t forget the quotation marks, or it won’t work), then list the first 10 items that make sense. Post your results in a comment here, or just chuckle to yourself . . .

Cliff wants less controller buttons, more waggle.
Cliff wants to beat X Factor.
Now Cliff wants a threesome.
Cliff wants to ring a chicken’s neck.
Cliff wants private loo in Celebrity Big Brother.
Coach Cliff wants you to have a healthy holiday break.
Cliff wants to hear from you.
Cliff wants musicians to receive royalty payments.
Cliff wants another word for Thesaurus.
If Cliff wants to start, he better get that area between his ears in order.

About the author

I am the author of three novels--THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE, OLIVER'S TRAVELS, and THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY--and three story collections--IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY, HOUSE OF THE ANCIENTS AND OTHER STORIES, and WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, winner of the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. I am also the co-founder and former editor of Prime Number Magazine and the editor of the award-winning anthology series EVERYWHERE STORIES: SHORT FICTION FROM A SMALL PLANET.

Comments

  1. >Thanks, Cliff. That was more fun than I thought.

    Ania wants you to join their mob in Mobsters
    ania wants life to be easier
    ania wants to sleep still
    ania wants to bed, asap
    ania wants time to pass faster and preferably skip Monday
    Ania wants to infect others with her love of music.
    Ania wants us to go off to Kovno
    Ania wants to escape

  2. >Okay…it’s worth a try.

    Jim Wants To Be A Millionaire.
    Saint Jim wants cheery cheerio.
    Jim wants to play badminton, but his kids see him as too old for such things.
    Jim Wants a Floor Stapler Haiku.
    Jim wants the car moved.
    Jim wants to go to the Ball.
    Jim wants to have two properties.
    Jim wants to meet big losers.
    Big Jim Wants To Have A Word With You.
    Jim wants pancakes.

  3. >Gabriel wants to be your DJ
    Gabriel Wants Full Auctioning in the CO2 trade
    Gabriel wants YouTube for human rights
    Gabriel wants you to remix “Shock the Monkey…
    Gabriel wants what he can’t have
    Gabriel wants Revolution
    Gabriel wants Revolution with pictures, videos, personal blog, interests, information about me and more.
    Gabriel Wants You to Re-Shock the Monkey
    Gabriel wants to Filter your music
    Gabriel Wants An Artist-led Digital Revolution
    Gabriel wants to help organize entertainment options

  4. >Mary Wants to Kill
    Mary wants to be Hilary
    Mary wants us to sell the house
    Mary wants John to kiss her
    Mary wants him to come and eat dinner at once
    Mary wants the policeman to eat the leg of lamb
    Mary wants the child to love her
    Mary wants them in St. Pat’s parade
    Mary wants the man not to read the book in the classroom
    Mary wants either a Cadillac or a Rolls-Royce

  5. >Tom wants 10 kids.
    Tom wants to kill bill.
    Tom wants some fucking cash for all his hard goddam work
    Tom wants to win “Strictly”
    Tom wants your job.
    Tom wants excitement.
    Tom wants to do Dizzee Rap.
    Tom wants to put your photos on his web site.
    Tom wants to hear from the haters who hate the homeless and why. Tom wants to here about the cheapest holiday party ever.

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