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 [...]
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First time reader? Start here. Back to Part 27 – Forward to Part 29 The table cleared as the night wound down, the rest of the group drifting away from the dining room to the kitchen for coffee and pie. Farly stayed, slouched happily across the table from his guest, content and warm, a drowsy [...]
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Posted in 7 days commentary, fiction, writing on Jun 16th, 2009
First time reader? Start here. Back to Part 24 – Forward to Part 26 So we’ve hit the home stretch. It’s weird knowing this serial has been running for over six months now, and now it’s on its last few chapters. What do I do with myself afterwards? Oh, right, make more stories. This commentary [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 2nd, 2009
First time reader? Start here. Back to Part 22 – Forward to Part 24 I totally fucked up the last two posts. The first part of this post, Furball and Bourbon eating breakfast together, should have been part of the last post. It works, I think, how it ended up, but the breakfast scene should [...]
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First time reader? Start here. Back to Part 22 – Forward to Part 24 Furball and Bourbon ate breakfast together, neither really talking, but not feeling the need to, either. It was nice for both of them to have the company, someone who wasn’t trying to be their surrogate sibbling, who wasn’t interested in telling [...]
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First time reader? Start here. Back to Part 18 – Forward to Part 20 Bourbon lay in his bed, staring at the ceiling. He and Bryan spent the whole day together, getting some more of his stuff from the Tavlor’s house, and watching TV and playing video games. Now Bryan had disappeared, most likely off [...]
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Posted in 7 days commentary, fiction, writing on Apr 14th, 2009
First time reader? Start here. Back to Part 15 – Forward to Part 17 Featuring Bourbon and his weak-ass punch. Though, to be fair, his heart wasn’t really in it. The Unix house has something most houses I’ve been to don’t have: an open door policy. TJ seems to have made a decision long ago [...]
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Posted in 7 Days in November, fiction, writing on Mar 16th, 2009
First time reader? Start here. Back to Part 11 — Forward to Part 13 Upstairs, Farly and TJ waited at the dinner table. Ty all but stomped up the steps from the basement and slid into her chair. Farly and TJ started to take food from the plates on the table. Ty watched, her shoulders [...]
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