Karl, that last line was my mantra, summer 1998.
Oh, I wish those council guys would let me have an hour alone in the room with her, if I was larger and had grenades.
Willow ,'Storyteller'
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.
Ailleann - May 09, 2006 4:36:07 pm PDT #6658 of 10001
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
sj - May 09, 2006 4:36:42 pm PDT #6659 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Ouch, Nicole. These drabble are all beautifully painful.
Atropa - May 09, 2006 8:32:11 pm PDT #6660 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I will never think of them as lies; they're stories about how the world could be. There could be fields of dental floss growing wild in Montana. Those movies could be from back when the world was in black and white, before color was invented. There are friendly monsters in the closet and under the bed, and cats can talk, they just don't feel like it right now. There are secret doors that lead to magical lands, and someday I will find the right word of power to say when I close my eyes and snap my fingers or twitch my nose. Of course I'll be able to cast spells. Of course I can be anything I want to when I grow up.
None of these are lies. Lies are things that aren't true.
Karl - May 09, 2006 8:38:30 pm PDT #6661 of 10001
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.
Oh, Jilli. That's perfectly turned. Thank you. And please say thank you to the devilbunny for me, as well. I shall see what I can do about bringing my back stock of mind control lasers to the F2F.
Topic!Cindy - May 09, 2006 8:38:41 pm PDT #6662 of 10001
What is even happening?
Jilli, I love your take, because I don't really have anything angry or hurtful for this topic. I almost don't have anything fanciful like your own, either.
Karl, I can feel your piece in my belly. Ooof.
erikaj - May 10, 2006 4:58:58 am PDT #6663 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Maybe I should write about a white one...like if I'm myself, people will like me. Well, now, but at sixteen? Because I was this, pretty much, though I tried not to be, then.
Pix - May 10, 2006 6:30:09 am PDT #6664 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
Jilli's drabble makes me t heart her even more than I did before, and that's saying something.
Karl, your piece is powerful regardless of its "truth" in reality. Yes, of course it helps me to know you better--I believe that stories are the only way we really ever learn each other.
In meme news, I know I haven't been posting drabbles in months despite some kick ass topics. I've felt...just...blocked lately. I guess it shouldn't be surprising given the overwhelming changes in my life this year, but it's frustrating. Is there a master list of all the drabble topics? Eventually I want to go back through and do a drabble for all of the ones I missed.
Allyson - May 10, 2006 7:39:38 am PDT #6665 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Writers, do any of you use the Master Document feature in Word to create chapters, or do you just keep writing straight through without separating chapters?
Kalshane - May 10, 2006 7:45:24 am PDT #6666 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I've always used a separate document for each chapter while writing. Not sure why. Just seems easier to me.
Of course, not a pro, so not sure how much my methods really matter.
Dana - May 10, 2006 8:00:26 am PDT #6667 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Master Document is notoriously buggy.
Of course, long docs in Word are also notoriously buggy.