LJ Idol, Week Five: Build a Better Mousetrap

[slammerkinbabe]

Short story for LJ Idol this week. I don't even know when I last wrote original fiction. Jumping back in with both feet, because there's no other way to do it, I guess.

Topic: "Build a Better Mousetrap"
Trigger warning: [select black bar to view] mental illness (bipolar disorder)

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Comments

[kajel]

Nicely done. Poor Chelsea.

[slammerkinbabe]

Aww, thanks. <3

[theun4givables]

Man, this was just excellently done. I love the dialogue, the progression of the piece, and the last section totally hurt.

[slammerkinbabe]

Thank you so much! What a great comment to get.

[n3m3sis43]

Ouch. I really felt for Chelsea.

[slammerkinbabe]

Thanks. I'm glad it worked for you. :)

[kathrynrose]

They think I’m crazy. They want to cure me - cure me of being me! This? This isn’t mania. This is genius. This is life.”

Heartbreaking.

This is so well told.

[slammerkinbabe]

Thanks so much. <3

[eska818]

This actually triggered me a bit, here and there - which, in my mind, means you did a great job. So much of this felt so real to me.

[slammerkinbabe]

Oh, I'm so glad it felt real to you, but I'm sorry it was triggery! I just added a trigger warning. But I'm very glad it rang true to you.

[eska818]

Totally no need to apologize! Like I said, I really think it means you wrote this particular scenario very well. I still listen to my parents argue about medicine, and I'm almost 30. :)