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michelel72) wrote2020-03-15 09:29 am
michelel72) wrote2020-03-15 09:29 am
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Sunday snippet 3/15: Distraction Display ("Silver" series)
I've now posted 133k words in this series, four complete stories, and I'm still working on it. My friend is grumpy about my wordcount, ha. So far I have
- "Sound of Silver", main installment, September 2014, 96.2k
- "Shovel", prequel, October 2002, 3.4k
- "Adjusting Masks", sequel to the first story, September 2014, 13k
- "Family, Home", prequel, Christmas 2004, 20.6k
I'm currently about halfway through another prequel, "Distraction Display", set in May of 2005. I'm nearing 7k, so if I'm about halfway, that means it'll probably be ... 30k by the time I finish, honestly, knowing me. A snippet is below. Once this story is in place, I think I'll finally be able to tweak the actually-29k surreal sequel piece and post it.
Still having fun, which is what this is really about, so I'm happy.
"Thought you'd be home sooner," Dad says. He glances over at Jonathan, clearly taking notice of the way he's dressed. "You weren't at church this late, were you?"
It's probably only not knowing which thing to react to first that saves Jonathan from showing any reaction at all. Dad thinks he still goes to church, after all the investigations and revelations of these past few years? Dad somehow imagines that would take him all day? Dad thinks he wears a gun to church? Dad maybe hasn't noticed the gun at all?
"Nah, just getting off work." Having a well-worn pretend personality in place helps. He doesn't really have to think about how to make it seem casual and realistic anymore.
"Diet Chris" isn't really an accurate name for it, but "high school performance of the epic Broadway production that is the real Chris" doesn't exactly roll easily off the tongue. Jonathan can actually pull off a pretty close impression of Chris, but simulating that much natural charisma takes a lot of energy, so he only goes full-on when he absolutely has to. Even one Chris is honestly a little much for family settings anyway. Diet Chris is the toned-down version, the echo, the heavily influenced little brother who will never measure up but makes the effort anyway.
Diet Chris is uncomplicated and undemanding. Diet Chris is his best guess of what his family actually wanted him to be.
- "Sound of Silver", main installment, September 2014, 96.2k
- "Shovel", prequel, October 2002, 3.4k
- "Adjusting Masks", sequel to the first story, September 2014, 13k
- "Family, Home", prequel, Christmas 2004, 20.6k
I'm currently about halfway through another prequel, "Distraction Display", set in May of 2005. I'm nearing 7k, so if I'm about halfway, that means it'll probably be ... 30k by the time I finish, honestly, knowing me. A snippet is below. Once this story is in place, I think I'll finally be able to tweak the actually-29k surreal sequel piece and post it.
Still having fun, which is what this is really about, so I'm happy.
"Thought you'd be home sooner," Dad says. He glances over at Jonathan, clearly taking notice of the way he's dressed. "You weren't at church this late, were you?"
It's probably only not knowing which thing to react to first that saves Jonathan from showing any reaction at all. Dad thinks he still goes to church, after all the investigations and revelations of these past few years? Dad somehow imagines that would take him all day? Dad thinks he wears a gun to church? Dad maybe hasn't noticed the gun at all?
"Nah, just getting off work." Having a well-worn pretend personality in place helps. He doesn't really have to think about how to make it seem casual and realistic anymore.
"Diet Chris" isn't really an accurate name for it, but "high school performance of the epic Broadway production that is the real Chris" doesn't exactly roll easily off the tongue. Jonathan can actually pull off a pretty close impression of Chris, but simulating that much natural charisma takes a lot of energy, so he only goes full-on when he absolutely has to. Even one Chris is honestly a little much for family settings anyway. Diet Chris is the toned-down version, the echo, the heavily influenced little brother who will never measure up but makes the effort anyway.
Diet Chris is uncomplicated and undemanding. Diet Chris is his best guess of what his family actually wanted him to be.
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aäsldkasäd
I'm glad you're having fun :)
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(Thanks!)