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so it should be up soon.
Every time I read alan14's blog, where he says a story came to him and was finished that day, I wonder how. Now I know — four hours start to finish. This one isn't as long as his, but it resisted being lengthened, or having sex layered on it, so it's under 1,000 words. It's also a gentle bit of fluff — nothing earthshaking or particularly important, just someone coming to understand more about themselves.
This is in the same universe as Charley and Claire and Protective Coloration, so these characters may show up again (at least I hope so!) The minister in this story is the same one that performs the weddings in chapter 20 or Charley and Claire.
Not too big a deal, but it seems everything I'm making progress on (which sadly, doesn't include the sequel to Building a Better Past) is set in the same area and with the same social differences from our current screwed up world, so tying them all together in Around the Salish Sea seems like a good move. So far I've added Charley and Claire and Protective Coloration.
I've now read four of Arcadia's stories, and they've all been top notch. The author seems to be a master at setting a gentle, slightly melancholy mood, but also at showing how much of a difference rays of sunshine can make.
Eh, the update is that nothing much is happening with the sequel to Charley and Claire and Protective Coloration. I've written a fair bit, but it's not a story, and most of it will end up going away (it will still be useful as background for me.) Life has changed dramatically in the last year, and I'd hoped it would help with my writing, but my muse appears to have decided to take a round the world cruise, by sailboat, with many ports of call.
As for suggestions, I was feeling the need for a laugh or two, today, so I reread Ashley's Anatomy Class and Todd_d172's The Secret Life of Secretaries. It was nice to laugh out loud for a bit.
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