Love, Pizza Style: Friday Fictioneers

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Posted on March 18, 2015 by The Writer's Village

Love exists in many forms, in many places, and in many ways…

Each week Rochelle Wisoff-Fields posts a pic to write a 100 word story about.

This week it gets a little cheesy and a little saucy…

©Rachel Bjerke

Love, Pizza Style

Maria, you’re gonna love this.
Don’t tell me you bought this place?
I did.
Ray you gotta be crazy.
We’ll clean up all the mold.
Clean up – you mean tear it down and start over.
Honey, people will flock here just to eat in this pristine setting.
I think you mean the sheep will flock here.
Very funny, Maria.
Listen, Ray. You make pizza.
Yeah, and we’re gonna call it “Ray’s Wood Fired Pizzeria in the Woods”
You might as well call it “Ray Burnt Up His Money in the Woods Fire Pit Pizzeria.”
I’m sending you back on a slow boat to Italy, Maria.
Fine, I’m going, right after I put you in the loony bin.

Randy Mazie

Wait – This is St. Paddy’s week.
Make this Love, Bangors Style
and a Corned Beef and Cabbage in the Woods Pub

59 thoughts on “Love, Pizza Style: Friday Fictioneers”

rochellewisoff on March 18, 2015 at 6:53 AM said:

Dear Randy,

Some would call it ambiance in a quaint setting. How about Money Pit in the Woods? Easier to roll off the tongue. Bon apetit.

Shalom and B’gorra,

Rochelle O’Wisoff

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- The Writer's Village on March 18, 2015 at 7:32 PM said:
  
  Rochelle? I thought you were Rosie O’Wisoff….
  and I don’t think Maria would call it “ambience in a quaint setting.”
  I think she would say something like calling an “ambulance in a quaint setting” after she gets done with Ray.
  
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gahlearner on March 18, 2015 at 7:15 AM said:

Hehe. Money Pit in the Woods for a really classy Pizza restaurant? People would flock to it, sheep or no sheep. Wonderful and funny conversation between this couple.

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- The Writer's Village on March 18, 2015 at 7:33 PM said:
  
  thank you.
  
  Reservations for 2?
  
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Jessie Ansons on March 18, 2015 at 7:22 AM said:

Hehe this is funny. I’d love to meet this couple in person one day 🙂

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- The Writer's Village on March 18, 2015 at 7:33 PM said:
  
  please join us in the woods…
  
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micklively on March 18, 2015 at 7:39 AM said:

Everyone needs an aspiration.

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- The Writer's Village on March 18, 2015 at 7:34 PM said:
  
  Except in this case, my thinking is that Rosie would kick Ray In his aspiration…
  
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ansumani on March 18, 2015 at 9:20 AM said:

Grand vision meets reality in this funny story! Well done.

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- The Writer's Village on March 18, 2015 at 7:35 PM said:
  
  Well, it certainly isn’t a bland vision meeting reality…
  
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Snow's Fissures and Fractures on March 18, 2015 at 10:44 AM said:

Enjoyed the dialog, sounds really natural. Is this a semi-autobiographical story? 😀

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- The Writer's Village on March 18, 2015 at 7:36 PM said:
  
  Isn’t everything semi-autobiographical In some form or another?
  
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bykimberlylynne on March 18, 2015 at 11:14 AM said:

Wood-fired pizza in the woods? I would be a regular. Sorry, Maria. I’m with Ray on this one. (Mutton & Mozzerella?)

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- The Writer's Village on March 18, 2015 at 7:37 PM said:
  
  Hey – I like that “Mutton and Mozzarella”.
  Want to be a venture capitalist?
  Please send your money orders in increments of $1000 care of this blog.
  
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Björn Rudberg (brudberg) on March 18, 2015 at 11:18 AM said:

I think I might ponder to visit this place.. brilliant idea.. (have you registered the firm yet?)

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- The Writer's Village on March 18, 2015 at 7:39 PM said:
  
  ponder away…
  In fact, now that I think about it, I could’ve written about the Cartwrights opening a restaurant on the Ponder-rosa.
  The reference is to an old TV series entitled, “Bonanza”.
  
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sustainabilitea on March 18, 2015 at 11:19 AM said:

I hope they survive this venture, whatever it turns out to be (or not to be, that is the question.)

janet

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- The Writer's Village on March 18, 2015 at 7:40 PM said:
  
  I’m sure they will.
  They’ve been sending each other to the moon and back for many years. It’s all love, pizza-style.
  
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patrickprinsloo on March 18, 2015 at 12:44 PM said:

Well, I would eat there. Pizza al fresco! Ideal.

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- The Writer's Village on March 18, 2015 at 7:40 PM said:
  
  I’m sorry but we don’t serve pizza with Fresca at this restaurant.
  How about some Sprite.
  
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billgncs on March 18, 2015 at 2:38 PM said:

when you stumble on his place, it’s like a a chain in the woods ?

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- The Writer's Village on March 18, 2015 at 7:42 PM said:
  
  If you stumble on this place, you may find Ray chained in the woods – and
  Maria laughing hysterically.
  
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Priceless Joy on March 18, 2015 at 4:57 PM said:

I actually liked the name and thought that having a Pizzeria in the woods was a good idea, that is as long as plenty of people could get to it. Good story! Hope he doesn’t go to the looney bin.

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- The Writer's Village on March 18, 2015 at 7:43 PM said:
  
  I’ve been there, it’s not too bad.
  3 hots and a cot – Better than I get some days.
  
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  - Priceless Joy on March 18, 2015 at 7:56 PM said:
    
    Sounds pretty darn cool!
    
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    - The Writer's Village on March 18, 2015 at 7:58 PM said:
      
      😉
      
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lingeringvisions by Dawn on March 18, 2015 at 7:54 PM said:

If they get in cleaned up I’d have pizza there!

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- The Writer's Village on March 18, 2015 at 7:59 PM said:
  
  Let me show you to your table, my dear!
  
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aliciajamtaas on March 18, 2015 at 11:54 PM said:

I can hear my friend’s delightful New York accent in this. (Aurelio Orlandini – right off the boat from Italy at age nine.) I love the banter in this. Or is it a full blown argument? Kudos.

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- The Writer's Village on March 19, 2015 at 6:22 AM said:
  
  We’ll have to see where it goes.
  If they start throwing pepperoni, it’s full blown
  i do know this…
  they truly love each other.
  
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draliman on March 19, 2015 at 4:21 AM said:

I reckon he’s onto a winner! Nice wood-fire baked pizza sounds just the thing. He has a lot of work ahead of him though…

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- The Writer's Village on March 19, 2015 at 6:23 AM said:
  
  Wanna help?
  there’s free pizza if you can make it by on Saturday.
  
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dmmacilroy on March 19, 2015 at 7:33 AM said:

Dear Randy,

They are a match made in heaven. i’d eat there in a heartbeat. Very well done.

Aloha,

Doug

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- The Writer's Village on March 19, 2015 at 4:26 PM said:
  
  They are a match made in heaven, aren’t they.
  Now that you mention it, i could have focused on a “three coins in a fountain” theme with that fountain in the foreground..
  
  Randy
  
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Caerlynn Nash on March 19, 2015 at 11:42 AM said:

Hey, I’d eat pizza in a place like that! Thanks for the giggle. 🙂

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- The Writer's Village on March 19, 2015 at 4:27 PM said:
  
  I like giggles with my pizza. randy
  
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Jan Brown on March 19, 2015 at 1:41 PM said:

I love “ray burnt up his money” fire pit pizzeria. It has a nice ring of truth to it 😀

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- The Writer's Village on March 19, 2015 at 4:27 PM said:
  
  Ooh, Maria, you have company! Jan’s with you.
  
  Randy
  
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storydivamg on March 19, 2015 at 6:08 PM said:

Randy,
Well, I’m reading it on St. Joseph’s Day, so the Italian flavor of the story seems timely. Nicely written. I can see myself (and a few couples I know) clearly in it.

All my best,
Marie Gail

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- The Writer's Village on March 20, 2015 at 6:17 AM said:
  
  I like it best when folks can identify with the characters..
  Care for a slice?
  
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unwindthechaos on March 19, 2015 at 6:31 PM said:

These pizzas are certainly going to be different from the brick oven ones, great job!

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- The Writer's Village on March 20, 2015 at 6:17 AM said:
  
  They’re oven moldy, I mean, molded.
  
  Randy
  
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  - unwindthechaos on March 20, 2015 at 10:36 AM said:
    
    True! lol
    
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Perry Block (@PerryBlock) on March 19, 2015 at 11:57 PM said:

Funny lines here — “people will flock, no sheep will flock” and “Ray Burnt Up His Money in the Woods Fire Pit Pizzeria.” Good job, Randy.

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- The Writer's Village on March 20, 2015 at 6:18 AM said:
  
  Care to flock?
  Wanna add some of your own dough to the fire?
  
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samanthamacmaster on March 20, 2015 at 9:50 AM said:

very nice! giggles all the way

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- The Writer's Village on March 21, 2015 at 7:31 AM said:
  
  care for some pepperoni with those giggles?
  
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  - samanthamacmaster on March 22, 2015 at 5:51 PM said:
    
    ooh yes,please, with extra cheese
    
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AnnIsikArts on March 20, 2015 at 11:26 AM said:

Hilarious! I love your two characters. Great double act. I love this: “Honey, people will flock here just to eat in this pristine setting.” “I think you mean the sheep will flock here.” And: “Yeah, and we’re gonna call it “Ray’s Wood Fired Pizzeria in the Woods”.”
“You might as well call it “Ray Burnt Up His Money in the Woods Fire Pit Pizzeria.””
Excellent comedic dialogue-writing. 🙂

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- The Writer's Village on March 21, 2015 at 7:32 AM said:
  
  Thanks.
  Wanna get in on the act?
  
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  - AnnIsikArts on March 23, 2015 at 10:47 AM said:
    
    If there’s any money in it, sure! I could do stand-up lying down! 🙂 🙂
    
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    - The Writer's Village on March 23, 2015 at 10:49 AM said:
      
      You’ll be getting a contract from us shortly.
      
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      - AnnIsikArts on March 23, 2015 at 11:14 AM said:
        
        🙂
        
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Margaret on March 20, 2015 at 6:16 PM said:

Funny dialogue. I like these characters. I think Ray should go with his instincts – Maria’s got no faith.

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- The Writer's Village on March 21, 2015 at 7:33 AM said:
  
  thin slice, double crust or sicilian?
  
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Nan Falkner on March 21, 2015 at 10:12 PM said:

Dear Randy, I love what you did to the place – it’s so rustic! I’m sure the pizza will be delicious and the Health Department won’t care – because it is so pizza perfect! Nan

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- The Writer's Village on March 23, 2015 at 10:51 AM said:
  
  Health department?
  Are you from the Health department?
  Quick Maria, call your Uncle Vincente before something bad happens here.
  
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Suzanne Joshi on March 24, 2015 at 5:49 AM said:

If Ray thinks he can have a successful pizza place out there, I think Maria is right, he belongs in the loony bin. That place looks like it rains a LOT. Your pizza would be covered with moss before you finished eating it. Funny and well done, Randy. 😀 — Suzanne

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- The Writer's Village on March 24, 2015 at 7:15 AM said:
  
  What’sa little moss on an “everything” pizza?
  You won’t even notice it in with the pepperoncini and the anchovies.
  Ray
  
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