For some reason, it makes me very, very happy that these sort of things do happen in real life.
Congratulations to the class of 1999. You all proved more or less adequate.
Snyder ,'Chosen'
The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...
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Anne W. - Mar 27, 2005 7:34:51 am PST #858 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
deborah grabien - Mar 27, 2005 7:56:13 am PST #859 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
For some reason, it makes me very, very happy that these sort of things do happen in real life.
giggling like a twelve-year-old, over here
erikaj - Mar 27, 2005 7:57:09 am PST #860 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Wow, I'd love to write a caper like that.. One story at a time, though. Everytime that cell door dings, another Leonard gets his wings.(although mixed with Le Carre or somebody) EL does say he gets inspired by stuff in the paper all the time.
Connie Neil - Mar 27, 2005 10:21:33 am PST #861 of 10001
brillig
For some reason, it makes me very, very happy that these sort of things do happen in real life.
it's reassuring in a chaotic, "the world has not gone under to oppression" sort of way.
deborah grabien - Mar 27, 2005 6:10:06 pm PST #862 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
SailAweigh - Mar 27, 2005 6:23:33 pm PST #863 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Gritty, deb, and hard to do.
§ ita § - Mar 27, 2005 6:47:22 pm PST #864 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
1. On the cheekbone, where the ring cut through. He had tried to patch it with clumsy hands and apologies.
2. Fingertips of the left hand - she swore she'd been holding the gun just like on TV.
3. Assorted, minor and deftly repaired. The group had both a training budget, and expert first aid.
4. Flesh wound, right arm. Not bad, considering it was her first time out, and the odds.
5. Lower abdomen, bikini cut. She'd never thought it possible to be scarred in the interests of life, not death. She'd never thought it could be so worth it.
SailAweigh - Mar 27, 2005 7:06:41 pm PST #865 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I like that one, ita. Sort of like when they ask you at a doctor's office if you have any identifying marks, scars, tattoos, etc. A lot of history found there.
SailAweigh - Mar 27, 2005 7:10:13 pm PST #866 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Honey Bunches of Oats:
The Attic
“Dad said it was up in the attic,” she muttered to herself. Stepping over a stack of old Auto Trader magazines, she slid between a dresser and some boxes of jumbled vacuum tubes and antique electronics parts stacked up in her brother’s old bedroom. Reaching the attic door, she turned the knob. The door was stuck. With a good, hard tug it opened unexpectedly, slamming with a loud bang into the side of the dresser. She shrugged at one more paint chip among hundreds. It’s not as if he even used it anymore since he had taken over Mike’s bedroom.
sj - Mar 27, 2005 8:23:45 pm PST #867 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Amongst the items on his desk are a glass jar filled with the wrappers from every cigar he has ever smoked and a barometer that no longer works; the latter once belonged to his grandfather. These items and various others on the desk look like they have been there forever; they are dusty and quite settled in their places. The most recent addition to the desk has been there for just over a month. It’s a greeting card in the shape of a black corset. Inside it says, "Take me. I’m yours.". It seems to have found a home there.