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Posted in 7 days commentary, fiction, writing on Feb 24th, 2009
First time reader? Start here. Back to Part 8 — Forward to Part 10 There, Kory. I hope that answered your question. =D Bourbon’s story is about family, but it’s also about choices. He chose between two groups of friends. He chose to let Farly stay with him Thursday night. And he had a choice [...]
Posted in 7 Days in November, fiction, writing on Feb 23rd, 2009
First time reader? Start here. Back to Part 8 — Forward to Part 10 At this point, Ty had given up trying to sleep. She sat cross-legged in her bed staring at the posters on her wall. She yawned, tired, but not enough for it to be any use to her. Her ears still rang [...]
Posted in Seattle, life, nonfiction on Feb 20th, 2009
I spent a good portion of my day off in the Seattle Public Library, working on the blog and doing a little writing for another story. I took the elevator down from the spiral to the 5th Avenue entrance, something I usually avoid. There’s three elevators in the Central Library, but they take forever, and [...]
Posted in 7 days commentary, fiction, writing on Feb 17th, 2009
First time reader? Start here. Back to Part 7 — Forward to Part 9 First, I want to appoligize for the dry commentary that’s been going on here. Part of it is having a lack of anything to say, because the story has already said it. But it’s also that there’s a lot that needs [...]
Posted in 7 Days in November, fiction, writing on Feb 16th, 2009
First time reader? Start here. Back to Part 7 — Forward to Part 9 Ty drove to the party; only two of them had a license that night, and between Bourbon and Ty, Ty had a car, or at least access to one. That was OK, though: Ty was an excellent driver, and her friends [...]
Posted in life on Feb 13th, 2009
The title for this post comes from my buddy, Kory Wilcox, and the cover for his Christmas EP *checks calendar*, Suspicious Activity in the Middle East. Both the cover and the title are references to Jesus (a guy you may have heard of), the driving force both in Kory’s life and his music. I wanted [...]
Posted in 7 days commentary, fiction, writing on Feb 10th, 2009
First time reader? Start here. Back to Part 6 — Forward to Part 8 At that moment, Bourbon had all he ever wanted. He had a home. Bourbon’s story is about family. In this section, he realizes that the Tavlors were not his family. Bryan’s story (unfortunately not covered in 7 Days, but maybe someday) [...]
Posted in 7 Days in November, fiction, writing on Feb 9th, 2009
First time reader? Start here. Back to Part 6 — Forward to Part 8 TJ and Bourbon didn’t say much in the car. Bourbon didn’t really feel like talking, and TJ was happy to oblige. TJ only spoke once when they got in the car, after they had pulled out of the driveway and stopped [...]
Posted in 7 days commentary, fiction, writing on Feb 3rd, 2009
First time reader? Start here. Back to Part 5 — Forward to Part 7 What does it mean to grow up queer? Bourbon and Farly are on two very different sides of the spectrum here. Farly comes from a family of people who gave him love and support. He’s been out for a few years [...]
Posted in 7 Days in November, fiction, writing on Feb 2nd, 2009
First time reader? Start here. Back to Part 5 — Forward to Part 7 Bourbon spent his morning packing. The orders were clear enough. He was to be out of the house when they got back, and that was it. They didn’t really talk it out with him, just made demands. He folded one last [...]
