From a fanfic I just read:
“Yes?” He drawled out, deepening the nonexistent accent life had left him with.
How does one deepen something that doesn't exist?
We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so very pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die.
Mal ,'Serenity'
Fan Fiction II: Great story! Where's the sequel?
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Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 19, 2007 10:11:22 am PST #4740 of 10436
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Dana - Dec 19, 2007 10:12:11 am PST #4741 of 10436
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
How did life take away his accent to begin with?
How do you leave someone with something non-existent?
Beverly - Dec 19, 2007 1:36:31 pm PST #4742 of 10436
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
"Gone were the soft consonants and liquid vowels he had acquired growing up in the delta. Life, that hard bitch, driving him north and midwest, had muddied his pristine dialect, had eroded the cadences of his childhood even as it stripped him of other attributes and beliefs he'd steeped in as he grew to adolescence"?
Erm, he was sort of a teabag of regional accent, I guess.
Dana - Dec 20, 2007 4:05:46 am PST #4743 of 10436
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
As an early Christmas present to myself, I have rationalized my way out of taking a pinch hit.
"Yes, you just reread those books, but she wants a story focused on someone who's not your favorite character. It's probably already taken. Just be happy you managed to write one story."
shrift - Dec 20, 2007 4:57:45 am PST #4744 of 10436
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
As an early Christmas present to myself, I have rationalized my way out of taking a pinch hit.
I'm going through all the pinch hits right now, deleting everything I can't do, and keeping all the things I might possibly be able to write in 24 hours.
I really shouldn't take one, but we'll see.
Dana - Dec 20, 2007 4:59:32 am PST #4745 of 10436
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I have one that I've kept in my inbox, but I'm rationalizing really hard.
And keeping an eye on the ones that are still dropping.
shrift - Dec 20, 2007 5:04:18 am PST #4746 of 10436
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I'm being pretty ruthless. I really won't have much internet access this weekend.
Nutty - Dec 20, 2007 5:11:58 am PST #4747 of 10436
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I offered two, but they're two of the earlier ones, so there's a chance one or both will have been taken by now. But I can definitely do both, so it's okay if I get them both. I'll just... not leave the house for the next three days.
shrift - Dec 20, 2007 5:19:16 am PST #4748 of 10436
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Oh, god. Apparently I have judged myself capable to write at least 12 of these pinch hits. I think I will offer on one or two. Maybe. Oh, god.
brenda m - Dec 20, 2007 5:20:14 am PST #4749 of 10436
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Good thing you got your shopping done.