Five Things LaShawn Won't Talk About

[sid401k]

Disclaimer: The characters aren't mine. I make no money on this.

Five Things LaShawn Won't Talk About

First, why they left Lubbock. Oh, she'll chatter on about things she misses and things she likes better here in Childress. Weather, local politics, neighborhoods, shopping… She'll go on-at length-about the new job with Roy Taylor and the old job

Comments

[jacks_key]

Very good - we don't often get to read LaShawn's point of view.

[sid401k]

Thanks for reading. No, we don't hear very much about LaShawn. But she and Randall are just as much victims of DRH (Destructive Rural Homophobia) as any of the other characters. I've been wondering for some time what kind of a relationship they have.

Lashawn

[greatmtn]

Sid, more about Lashawn than I have ever seen before. Very good idea with her talking so much that everyone thinks she has nothing to hide. And you had a Twist at the end of your story.

thanks

greatmtn

Re: Lashawn

[sid401k]

LaShawn is one of the least-explored characters from the movie. Despite all her chatter, she's a woman of mystery. I couldn't resist trying her on.

And it's always nice to have a Twist at the end of the story!

[cathalin]

Ohhh, this is really great! I love the imaginative use of the "5 things" prompt, and I love thinking about things from LaShawn's perspective. You've got me wondering about junior year of college now, darn it.:) My imagination is busily supplying what happened then, which shows what a great job you did laying out the question . . .

And of course, the writing -- well, it's wonderful. Each paragraph ends with something that really packs a punch. And the last "thing" of all - yeah. Another punch.

I loved this look into Randall and LaShawn - write more!

Cath

[sid401k]

Well, I don't know what happened in her Junior year. The muse hasn't told me. I think she might have been raped. My friend Julie suggests that she may have got pregnant and possibly had an abortion. Or maybe some scandalous thing back at home? Your guess is as good as mine.

My next set of drabbles will have 2 or 3 devoted to Randall and LaShawn.

Thank you so much for your encouragement.

[jacksraven]

You rock. This was great! Thank you for this. Damn.

His new friend Jack Twist.

Thank you for writing, please write more, I miss you......

Maggie

Prolificity

[sid401k]

Some of us got it; some of us ain't. I admire so much the way you (and other authors) can provide us with such quantities of high-class entertainment, while I plod along, waiting for the next flash of inspiration to hit.

I miss you too. Are you coming to visit SF any time soon?

[lolitaray]

Wow, this was great to read about - a whole new perspective and there's not enough of what La Shawn must have thought about.

And I love how you end each thing with such an impact.

I've missed your work. *hugs*

[sid401k]

Thank you. You've been a supporter from the very beginning, and it's so lovely to have your feedback. I've had an idea for a while, and I'm hoping to work it up into another "Five Things..." before the deadline.