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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Fiction

I'm taking a creative writing class with Arlington County. The class is called "Daytime Writers". The idea behind the class is that the students write individually and bring their work to class and the other studnts review it and offer suggestions. One guy brought in his resume, one woman brings in projects for work, and the others are working on fiction. The class is a great opportunity. I, alas, have not done anywhere near enough actual work to take full advantage of the class. So, of course, I'm going to take it again next term.

They say that the definition of "insanity" is to do the same thing over and over again while always hoping for different results.

My story so far has got two 30ish chicks in a bedroom reading an ad in the classifieds that says, ""Free Room.   Young female smokers only.  Light chores and companionship for elderly gentleman.  No pets.". It is then revealed in conversation that one of the women is crashing with the other woman and her husband while she looks for a place to live, so there ensues significant pressure on the woman to call the number in the ad. In the meantime, the phone rings. The homeless woman answers. It turns out to be the man who ran the ad mysteriously calling THEM.

So what happens next?



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