Oof, Sail. That's a gut punch.
Spike: Ladies. Come on in. Plenty of blood in the fridge, don't be shy. Dawn: You mean like, real blood? Spike: What do you think? Dawn: Mostly I think, 'Eew!'
'Potential'
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.
Beverly - Sep 27, 2006 1:25:35 pm PDT #8387 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Aims - Sep 27, 2006 1:26:51 pm PDT #8388 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Oh Sail.
Connie Neil - Sep 27, 2006 1:38:02 pm PDT #8389 of 10001
brillig
Gleep, Sail.
I couldn't touch my father. I didn't want to feel the cold. Maybe I was afraid he'd twitch. All I knew was that I was utterly willing to throw an absolute fit if someone told me to kiss him good-bye.
SailAweigh - Sep 27, 2006 1:42:03 pm PDT #8390 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I was thinking today that I really wished I had kissed my mother one more time. And this drabble is exactly why I didn't. I knew damn well if I touched her one more time I would never want to let her go. So, fear, it holds us back, but sometimes it's good to be afraid.
Connie Neil - Sep 27, 2006 1:44:18 pm PDT #8391 of 10001
brillig
How old were you when you lost your mother, Sail? I was 19 when my father died.
SailAweigh - Sep 27, 2006 1:46:16 pm PDT #8392 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
She died in 2002, connie, when I was 45. She would have been 83 this month.
ChiKat - Sep 27, 2006 1:50:50 pm PDT #8393 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Oh, Sail. That one hits hard.
Connie Neil - Sep 27, 2006 1:52:16 pm PDT #8394 of 10001
brillig
My father would have been 87.
sj - Sep 27, 2006 5:35:38 pm PDT #8395 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Much ~ma to your friend Deb. Scleroderma is an awful disease.
Connie Neil - Sep 28, 2006 12:07:48 pm PDT #8396 of 10001
brillig
I've been doing some research for Afterwards (my post-NFA fic), and I decided to use Windsor as a location. So I decided to hit the net to see what might be some cool features about Windsor. Lo and behold, I find a whole lot of stuff about leylines and such. Perfect!
I am greatly impressed with my subconscious and it's ability to find the perfect thing to slot into a story. I'm not sure if I have a terrific subconscious plot hook sorting system or if I'm just lucky.