Now I am earwormed with "Photographs and Memories" and am very sad. Please send cupcakes.
The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
(chanting) Jilli's in a mooo-ood, Jilli's in a mooo-ood!
(chanting) Jilli's in a mooo-ood, Jilli's in a mooo-ood!
Jilli doesn't want to stare at the design specs for the new version of the product she's working on.
Deb will gladly look at Jilli's design specs if it takes Deb's mind off how much she wants to run amok in the senate with her crossbow right now.
Deb, I'm planning on reading the manuscript this weekend--is that going to be too late?
Kristin, nope, not too late at all.
The matching collar and bag made the decision for me. Any girl who took the trouble to trick herself out like that played by the rules. She’d be polite, maybe a bit cautious, but she wouldn’t want to make a scene. She wouldn’t want to seem ungrateful. It wouldn’t be nice.
It was almost too easy, when I picked up a ticket receipt and asked if it was hers. She smiled, edging her glasses back up her nose, and I could see it all in that moment—the bar just outside the station, the alley beyond that. My car.
The end.
Brrrrr.
I can't think of anything for the other pictures. Anything that's not already been done. It's very frustrating.
for posterity
Everyone knew eventually one of them would fill Annette's shoes.
Barb had insisted on the bash. "It's your responsibility, Hugh." What else did they have to do? One could only take so many tropical vacations.
Gloria pressed the camera into my palms. "Go on, dear, just snap a few. For posterity, you know." Her laughter rippled like her dresses.
Later they'd blame the alcohol. Barb's voice dropped when she was angry; Gloria's became shrill.
But when they had all gone, I cleared the glasses, emptied the ashtrays, tucked the children into bed.
Hugh was still sitting there. "Anita." I went to him. I always did.