Writing Journal: I find myself writing an appendix to Book II of The Adjusters, which I guess will come out as #31. I know, right, an appendix? What the hell? You'll see. I just hope I can pull off what I have in mind...
Not much to report this week. A few interesting recent stories came across my screen, which I'm happy to share with you.
Special Programmer posted the final chapter of a 2009 mind-control story, The Petition: “Barbara Jones signs a petition to help save the planet, but instead it changes her life drastically.” I love the slow change of the main character, and there are some delightful scenes in there. I generally enjoy the tales Special Programmer spins—his stories are very much straight and to the point, which sometimes is exactly what one is in need of.
New Name Dan posted a nice little ditty as well, another mind-control story, The Accident: “A man gets into a fender bender and winds up with more than he bargained for.” That one is almost played for laughs, but packs an interesting punch for a 3000-words tale. Also straight and to the point.
Finally, Vulgus posted a new long tale on Storiesonline, Green Clouds: “A young woman is coerced into a sexual relationship with her husband's dominant supervisor. It turns out to be...well, maybe you should read it and find out.” A typical Vulgus story line and development, so if you've enjoyed previous Vulgus offerings you know what you're in for. One thing that particularly tickled me about this story is the setup, in which a post-hypnosis trigger—albeit not a real one—plays an important role. I may borrow the idea at some point, as I think it has nice dramatic potential—not to mention it's hot!
Look at that—my 100th post. Who'd have thought?...
ReplyDeletecongrats! but i wonder what an appedix holds for us....unless its a BTW tale....
ReplyDeleteeagerly awaiting #26.....(wasn't 25 just posted..."big grin")