Thanks, Daniel. It was nice to be able to read...the rest of the story. I'm glad the poor guy was able to get home! What a bummer to end up so far from where you planned and under such conditions. Thank heavens for the Salvation Army and the people who wanted to help instead of punish.
Simon: You are my beautiful sister. River: I threw up on your bed. Simon: Yep. Definitely my sister.
'War Stories'
Spike's Bitches 21 Gunn Salute
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
SailAweigh - Dec 31, 2004 7:15:06 am PST #325 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
DCJensen - Dec 31, 2004 7:34:21 am PST #326 of 10002
All is well that ends in pizza.
Thank heavens for the Salvation Army and the people who wanted to help instead of punish.
That Salvation Army is the one I visited in my ill-conceived journey to Mankato after being discharged from the hospital last February. Only time my glucose ever dropped into the 50's. Oops.
sj - Dec 31, 2004 8:00:22 am PST #327 of 10002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I called the boy and told him that he should stay away from me tonight since I am still running a fever and am not fit for company. He was dissapointed, but he sent me the sweetest e-card.
erikaj - Dec 31, 2004 8:06:25 am PST #328 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Smart move, sj. And he passed the Test of Thoughtfulness, which is nice to know.
Astarte - Dec 31, 2004 8:40:57 am PST #329 of 10002
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.
Erika, dayum. Just read your essay.
Want. More.
erikaj - Dec 31, 2004 8:44:20 am PST #330 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Of what?
Deena - Dec 31, 2004 8:47:30 am PST #331 of 10002
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
I just read it too. That was an amazing piece. I love the little bio of you at the end. It sounds like you; smart, thoughtful, sassy.
SailAweigh - Dec 31, 2004 8:59:19 am PST #332 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I just finished reading, too. I think the line that really got to me was:
If I give in, I'll want to hide under my bed, and I don't think my chair will fit.
It's both poignant and funny, and left me gasping. And, erika, people who know how to use words well (like you) get me hot, too.
erikaj - Dec 31, 2004 9:15:06 am PST #333 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
(Blushing)
Calli - Dec 31, 2004 9:18:58 am PST #334 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Erika, I just read your story. I liked how you showed the inherent lack of personal privacy that some handicapped people have, and how it can affect personal decisions. I also liked how you described the guy in the scenario -- so lovely and so damaged. You have a terrific writing style. I hope you get a novel (or better yet, several) published at some point, because I could read your prose for hours.