Oooh -- Stonehenge? Very nice!
And I wonder, what possible catastrophe came crashing down from heaven and brought this dashing stranger to tears?
Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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Steph L. - Apr 21, 2004 6:25:05 am PDT #4150 of 10001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Beverly - Apr 21, 2004 6:27:06 am PDT #4151 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I friended you, Ginger. I'm arliss.
And I love the Stonehenge piece.
Okay, I just realized that always in forever in my head? It's Stone'enge, courtesy of Spinal Tap.
Ginger - Apr 21, 2004 6:27:19 am PDT #4152 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Yes, Stonehenge. I was there for the winter solstice once, when the ropes were down.
Steph L. - Apr 21, 2004 6:27:46 am PDT #4153 of 10001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
See, I was thinking "Most famous of all the henges," from Eddie Izzard.
Dani - Apr 21, 2004 6:30:50 am PDT #4154 of 10001
I believe vampires are the world's greatest golfers
Lovely drabble, Ginger.
You step inside the circle and watch the sun flare between two stones and disappear
I was at Newgrange seven (ack!) years ago, when they still allowed visitors inside the central chamber. When the lights went off I could feel the hair rise on the back of my neck.
Astarte - Apr 21, 2004 6:40:13 am PDT #4155 of 10001
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.
Very good, Ginger! I'm Ro-Astarte on LJ.
Theodosia - Apr 21, 2004 6:48:41 am PDT #4156 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
victor, see d) -- which is about owning the characters and thus covers your point.
(Given the number of original fic authors who can't keep characterization and background straight between volumes of their own original series I'm not exactly sure it is 'easier' to write fanfic at all.)
Connie Neil - Apr 21, 2004 7:07:44 am PDT #4157 of 10001
brillig
My inaugeral piece
My father is here. I have a sister here, too. Grandparents, great-grandparents. On the hillside on the other side of the stream are dozens of cousins, great aunts and uncles.
Three hundred years ago they came to these dark, folded hills. Maybe they planted the aged trees they now rest under. Apparently this land looks like the one they left behind in England. Bob-whites and whipoorwills are the loudest sounds in the hollows between the hills; on the hot muggy nights of summer, the crickets drown out everything, and the fireflies glimmer among the leaves.
When I come back, I come back for the land.
deborah grabien - Apr 21, 2004 7:19:33 am PDT #4158 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
And, there you go. A simple, well-written and very evocative piece, Connie. Plus, a total fit with Teppy's theme.
Teppy, BTW, are we allowed/encouraged to suggest themes?
Steph L. - Apr 21, 2004 7:29:39 am PDT #4159 of 10001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
By all means -- see question #6.