Fiction by Brenna: Power of Intent

[brennayovanoff]

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[apocalypticbob]

Oh. Oh, no!

Tough, tough lesson.

[brennayovanoff]

Tough lesson for me: I was so convinced this story was going to be funny. And then it was just sad.

[edgyauthor]

Why don't people ever learn that love spells of any kind never work in their favor? XD

Anyway, love this! I could very easily relate to Harper and how she felt invisible. (Except nothing I wrote down all throughout high school ever came true, haha.)

[brennayovanoff]

Even if they know deep down that love spells are bad news, I think they keep hoping anyway!

Also, god, can you imagine having that talent? I wouldn't have been able leave it alone!

best laid plans

[sunonglass]

Very sad. But oddly more realistic than happily ever after. Sometimes things just don't turn out the way we plan. I was thinking I could've really used funny today, but your sad story spoke to me enough to make me comment instead of just happily lurk and read. :) I found myself thinking about what happens after that purple gown gets down out of that tree. What we don't see - what Harper does next - to me is what will truly define her character.

Re: best laid plans

[brennayovanoff]

Well, I'm glad that it grabbed you enough to comment! I think you're quite right-what happens next will definitely define Harper, and also what kind of story this is. (I wound up thinking about it a lot last night, and I have some ideas . . .)

Re: best laid plans

[crazy_book_lady]

I think it should be a love story. I like Gofer (but I'd call him Colin if I was going to date him). I like Harper too. I probably would have done the same thing. Being lonely and hopeful always seems to make a girl stupid too.

Re: best laid plans

[brennayovanoff]

This one is definitely still stuck in my head, so I'll be interested to see what happens. Even though I can see how Harper was impulsive and made a bad decision, I still can't really say that I blame her.

[brennayovanoff]

I always forget how much fun magic is! (even-especially?-when it goes terribly, terribly wrong . . .)

[poseiwriting]

I needed a good dose of magical realism today. And it was sad, but in a good way (does that even make sense?) like it was a satisfying ending... and does it have to be sad? Plenty of the most happily-ever-after couples ever in fiction started out with a magical-mishap.

Or maybe I'm just feeling glass-half-full today. :)

~P~

[brennayovanoff]

I'm glass-half-full most of the time myself, so I can confess that if my stories go on long enough, they will almost certainly have happy endings. If this were a novel, Harper would have plenty of time to realize that maybe this isn't so bad :)