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What happened today
An entry for LJ Idol, week 13. Fiction based on this news story from the Houston area: http://www.click2houston.com/news/Police-Girl-fights-man-who-tried-to-kidnap-her/-/1735978/8502504/-/t9kyqn/-/index ( Read more... ) -
In pieces
An entry for LJ Idol, week 12, "Some assembly required." Stand-alone fiction.
Rotate left...no, right...fit into the area - wait, that'll leave a space below, move it to the right of the screen...and...DROP.
Lia's fingers tapped the keys quickly, with quiet, sure movement. She stared at the screen as the blocks of red, blue, yellow, orange ( Read more... ) -
Pleated
An entry for LJ Idol, season 8, week 11: open topic. Stand-alone fiction. For dialect clarification, click here after reading.
"...oh, aye. Sometimes the fourth parrot has to flap his wings to stay on."
From her vantage point off to stage left, Shannon laughed softly as Alex played a rim shot and the crowd roared. That joke never failed, even with ( Read more... ) -
About Pleated
If you haven't yet read my LJI entry for week 11, it's best to start there.
As old friends from the Renaissance festival circuit, Shannon and Macrae toss a few Scots endearments back and forth, and they use a touch of faire dialect a couple of times. Here's what it all means, to the best of my knowledge -( Read more... ) -
Breaking
An entry for LJ Idol, season 8, week 10: "Sticks and stones." Third in a series. See the previous items in the series here: Perigee; Thoughtless.
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So this is why they behave as they do.
She was surprised to find that she was enjoying herself. At least in this way. This Sam had proven to be not at all what she expected - not brash or vulgar, and ( Read more... ) -
Thoughtless
An entry for LJ Idol, season 8, week 9: "Counterintuitive." Second in a series. See the first item in the series here: Perigee.
It had been a long time since Sam had been this drunk. Even his long-cultivated ability to hold up under the force of a few drinks was failing him; he found himself leaning ever more into the raven-haired beauty in his arms ( Read more... ) -
Perigee
An entry for LJ Idol, season 8, week 8: "A traveling travesty." First in a series.
It wasn’t as hard as she’d thought it would be. Once she’d made some adjustments - brighter makeup, bigger jewelry, and of course shorter hemlines and higher heels - the rest was child’s play.
Well. Child’s play at home, not here. Here, children could barely speak ( Read more... ) -
What's past is food for thought
An entry for LJ Idol, week 6: "Food memory."
They stretch back so far now. 35 years, she realizes. 35 years ago was the first time she remembers that tall man with the shiny head and big, big smile reaching over the counter, one little shortbread cookie with a pool of chocolate on top. Because it’s named after you, my dear. She knows she took it ( Read more... ) -
On reflection
An entry for LJ Idol, season 8, topic 4: " What does narcissism have to do with me?"
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Unannounced
An entry for LJ Idol, season 8, topic 3: "Coprolite." A speculative conversation based on a story that's way too close to home.
( SS, different decade )