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Originally Posted by omk3
I finally had time to read Yves Montes yesterday, and I loved it. I was expecting it to be more about the girl than about remembering (I'd really like to know what exactly happened to her), but the issues raised in the story touched me deeply. Personally, I'd probably like to be forgotten, but not to forget. Memories are all we're left with, I would never lose them voluntarily, even if they're painful.
Did you send the story to the photographer? I wonder if you got a response  |
I sent him a note to tell him that the photograph and his words had inspired the story, but no reply as of yet (the photo was taken in 2006 and uploaded that year, so he might not be an active member any longer).
It's strange where inspiration comes from, and how quickly it takes you over. I was reading an article the other night about Colorado Springs and how, because they didn't want to increase taxes, basic services had to be cut off. So now they're going without public parks and swimming pools, and street lights. There are only 900 turned on, and these are paid for by rich people in rich areas. After I'd read that line about
900 lights I went to the word processor, put down the title and finished it up two hours later. Same for another one I wrote recently called
'The King of Karaoke', but that was inspired by reading about the death of a local Karaoke celebrity (I'd seen him in pubs when I was young) and in one of those horrible twists, he died of throat cancer.
Short stories are like a surprise afternoon off work. A novella is a weekend away. A novel is a month long holiday somewhere you've always wanted to visit.