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Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Mar 8th, 2010
New reader? Start here. Back to Part 032 – Forward to Part 034 Auburn Nash uncurled from her sleep into a weary stand. She regained her balance, scratching her head and yawning. Light streamed in from a tiny window at the top of her “room,” and she cracked it to discern the temperature of the [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Nov 10th, 2009
New reader? Start here. Back to Part 016 Notes – Forward to Part 018 Notes So, Toby tries to run again, and again, Cait sends Nina out to bring him back. It’s because she’s the nicest. Also, because she’s probably the most stable on the boat. Nina has her life together, as simple as it [...]
Posted in Boat Story, Uncategorized, fiction, writing on Oct 5th, 2009
New reader? Start here. Back to Part 11 – Forward to Part 013 When Toby was sure no one was looking, he ran. It was the money’s fault. That morning, Cait gave him an envelope full of crisp COS Leagues, six hundred, she informed him, his payment for three days of work. Toby did the [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Sep 22nd, 2009
New reader? Start here. Back to Part 009 Notes – Forward to Part 011 Notes I herd u guyz leik maps: Anchorhead in its full, flat color splendor. Just to give you an idea of scale, Molyneux Island is about eight miles across. Also, not marked on the map, the docks are on the west [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Sep 21st, 2009
New reader? Start here. Back to Part 009 – Forward to Part 011 Shortly after Toby found himself on the docks at Anchorhead, Toby once more found himself in handcuffs. The customs agent behind him pushed him against the wall of the customs hall, pulling the boy’s arms behind his back and applying the cuffs. [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Sep 15th, 2009
New reader? Start here. Back to Part 008 Notes – Forward to Part 010 Notes Milly and I were talking last night, and she was upset that we didn’t actually get to see Nina and Xiphos meeting. It’s understandable that she would want to see this, because Nina and Xiphos are both separately neat people, [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Aug 18th, 2009
New reader? Start here. Back to Part 004 Notes – Forward to Part 006 Notes Toby would not exist if it were not for this thread from Metafilter. This was right around the time when I started sketching out the characters for the story, figuring out who Cait was, planning out the Rose. The camps [...]
Posted in 7 days commentary, fiction, writing on Jul 14th, 2009
First time reader? Start here. Back to Part 28 It’s fitting that this last commentary falls on Bastille Day, and it has everything to do with the story Jon tells Furball. That’s a true story, by the way, of the guitar player who sat down to keep Jon company, except substitute me with Jon. This [...]
Posted in 7 Days in November, fiction, writing on Jul 13th, 2009
First time reader? Start here. Back to Part 28 Furball didn’t want to admit he was looking for Jon at first, because, well, he didn’t. But the others were happy to let him know that Jon had found his way into the basement. Furball padded down the steps, trying not to alert Jon to himself. [...]
Posted in 7 days commentary, fiction, writing on Jul 7th, 2009
First time reader? Start here. Back to Part 27 At this point, we’re just cleaning up loose ends. Jon got to come home (Bet you didn’t see that coming! Or, you know, you did… cause it was obvious), got to say his peace about being a teenager that messes up, and how his authority figures [...]
