IN: I used to be able to talk . As time goes on I ' m finding it increasingly difficult to do so . I took a sip of water when I woke up and it felt like someone digging a pointed fingernail into a fresh wound . Holy shit did that hurt ! !
What is it that is making it difficult for the narrator to speak ?

OUT: The narrator has strep throat and a sore throat is hard to speak with .

IN: Marsh critiqued a short story of mine this week and said an interesting thing that I will probably get wrong in paraphrasing . She said that it was the first time a story of mine rang with the same compelling authority ( artistically ) that she sees in some of my non - fiction . Those were n't her exact words , and she acknowledged she could n't quite put into words what she meant . I responded that when I 'd written the piece , I 'd felt a much stronger ability ( than I 'd felt before in writing ) to just include what was important and omit what was n't important . " But you had decided what was important .
What may be a fact about the speaker ?

OUT: They are getting better at writing fiction stories .

IN: Lol I drew me a new icon . Was getting sick of looking at the other oneeee . ANYWAY I was woken up by a call from a job agency I registered to two days ago , the girl on the phone started by telling me about a job I might be interested in and I was like ( tosummarise)"yaay thanks"Then she mentioned that we 'd spoken the day before and she was referring to the notes taken then . Uhm .
Why may the narrator be a bit excited ?

OUT:
They are being contacted for a job .