This serial is made from all natural fibers and ha…. tricked you! Oh that’s no way to start this. People often don’t like being tricked. So let me begin again. I have been inspired by people and posts right here on this forum. This inspiration has taken the form of a story and as much as I’ve tried to keep it in my head it just keeps slipping out.
It has invaded several of my posts as some might have noticed and so I thought I might just write it down. Exorcise it so to speak. I have received permission from the Greater Gar himself to write it down here and so I will try.
Here’s a bit.
Jax strode into the chamber and took her time to look around. Her manner - as if this was her idea and it damn well better meet with her approval. She nodded twice and said three words. “Watter we drinkin?” then belched (petitely).
The Irascible Curmudgeon peered at her through rheumy eyes. What’s this then, has she been drinking already? It’s only four!
Before the Duke of Garage Logic could protest, Jax pulled open the door and said “Get in here Stephen. If wur gonna drink sumthin yur gonna pour it. I’ve been challenged so I pick the poison.” Stephen entered the room nervously and began to pull bottles from his bag. Lots of bottles. Bottles filled full of liquid without any color.
Becky gasped, “is that …..WHITE DOG?”
This part occurs well into the story and is meant to provide only a taste. The maitre d’ has offered a sniff and a taste and awaits your permission before pouring the rest.
I make no apologies, this is a raw vintage full of cork, poor grammar, foul diction, and clumsy literary convention. I’m no writer (obviously) and I haven’t stopped everything to do this. When I can (and she’s willing) I’ll ask my wife to proof read these snippets. She’s quite good at it.
However, she won’t always be available and I am busy earning a living like most everyone else so this will just take the place of several non-essential activities in which I tend to engage in between work and well you know more work. Things like staring vacuously into space, trying to find where I left my cell phone, reading Hot Byte posts about….no no that last part isn’t non-essential.
If me thinks thou dost protest too much, I will desist and we can all go back to regularly scheduled programming. If the unrest in the masses remains subdued and no new “Occupy ” group is spawned I will post a prologue on the 24th (where it may just go unnoticed for some reason). There are five episodes but each one will be broken up with a part released each day in a serial format. I may miss a day and I may release more than one in a day.
The head and tail of this story have already been written. Much of the fleshy parts in between will be inspired as the rest already has been by you and your posts. Feel free to post at the end if you protest, have suggestions, or just ignore it altogether.
Cheers all
