Please help me, I have lost a great alice in wonderland story

JGB · 12-07-2009, 02:38 AM

I read it on a blog, I saved it as a .txt and foolishly lost it.
I believe it may have been original to that author, I've spent 4 hours searching and still can't find it. Landed on it through stumbleupon.

Basically Alice is drinking in a bar by herself, and a man comes up to talk to her(maybe it's the cheshire cat?)
He asks about her drug abuse, times in the mental hospital and such I believe, the story is basically Alice is stuck in this reality, and no longer believes wonderland is real.

It was a fantastic story, and I can't believe I lost it.
If you can help me find it that would be awesome.
I need it for an essay for school, I'm about halfway done(1200 words so far) and am somewhat stumped until I find it.

neilmarr · 12-07-2009, 03:23 AM

Sounds interesting JGB. Please let us know if you manage to track it down. Cheers. Neil

neilmarr · 12-07-2009, 03:26 AM

Just Googled *Alice in Reality* for interest, JGB. Wonder if this is what you're looking for: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?f...ogId=139962494

Hoots. Neil

JGB · 12-07-2009, 06:48 PM

Nope, sorry. I would guess it was set in Manhattan or another large city, Most of the story occurs in the dialogue between alice and a male character, whom I still think may have been the cheshire cat. I don't believe they leave the bar until the end of the story if at all, there is talk of her psychiatric issues, and drug abuse, maybe the male character said something to the effect that it was just her trying to return to wonderland, a place she didn't believe existed.

it was very well written, had good dialogue and was kept very short for the ideas it contained, but I would guess it was in the 30 page range if it were a paperback. I was almost suspicious that it might have been published at some point, it was very good.
It was on a blog, but it appeared to be a fairly professional one, maybe an artist's blog?

Thanks for the try though, I'm hoping if we find it I can ask permission and get it on here in the short story section, it was that good

My writing isn't very good, but I'm very fussy when it comes to liking stories, I maybe find one a year if I'm lucky.

Elfwreck · 12-07-2009, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JGB

I read it on a blog, I saved it as a .txt and foolishly lost it.
I believe it may have been original to that author, I've spent 4 hours searching and still can't find it. Landed on it through stumbleupon.

I've read it. I don't remember details, but I'll see if I can find it in my archives.

zelda_pinwheel · 12-07-2009, 07:42 PM

that sounds brilliant. i'm sure i've never read it, but i'd love to, so i hope someone can find it again.

cklammer · 12-08-2009, 08:14 AM

Browser history function? Recycle Bin Contents? Have you run recuva in the directory where it was saved? Backup? checked with desktop search/ Windows search?

Elfwreck · 12-08-2009, 10:32 AM

My google-fu is good today!

The Chesire, by Bill Kte'pi, at cyphertext.net.

Keywords for the search: conversation drink cigarette not real alice wonderland

JGB · 12-08-2009, 02:49 PM

I bow to your superior google-fu that's the story. I first found it on a writers blog, would really like to make sure the author has credit and is ok with me making it into a .epub and putting it up here.

Thank you

JGB · 12-08-2009, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cklammer

Browser history function? Recycle Bin Contents? Have you run recuva in the directory where it was saved? Backup? checked with desktop search/ Windows search?

I've probably reformatted my drives a dozen times since I saw it, I don't even know if I have any of the drives in my tower that I did then(currently 7 drives)
Backups and everything are all gone due to a massive screw up that also saw me lose more then half of my life's worth of emails and a good number of irreplaceable photographs.
For searching(and also for those who have gutenberg files and such)
I use everything(http://www.voidtools.com/)
my system is way faster without windows indexing and generally storing large quantities of irrelevant data. Everything is the fastest and smallest searching system I've found. Like google for the PC, only without the big brother side effects

Elfwreck · 12-08-2009, 03:25 PM

It's a haunting story; I recognized it instantly from the description but had no recollection of where I'd read it. After I found it, I couldn't remember how I'd found it in the first place--until I went to the main Cyphertext page, and saw Escape Key.

There's a song based on the story, on their song page. The rest of their music's also wonderful.

Nate the great · 12-08-2009, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JGB

I bow to your superior google-fu that's the story. I first found it on a writers blog, would really like to make sure the author has credit and is ok with me making it into a .epub and putting it up here.

Thank you

I found the author's website:
http://www.idea-inc.com/~bill

Elfwreck · 12-08-2009, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate the great

I found the author's website:
http://www.idea-inc.com/~bill

Blocked from work. Hmmm.
This Websense category is filtered: Tasteless.
URL: http://www.idea-inc.com/~bill/

The more I deal with Websense, the more I think it's run by idiots.

BookCat · 12-08-2009, 05:10 PM

Have just clicked that link: it works!

rock · 12-08-2009, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elfwreck

Blocked from work. Hmmm.
This Websense category is filtered: Tasteless.
URL: http://www.idea-inc.com/~bill/

The more I deal with Websense, the more I think it's run by idiots.

I got the same message here at my job lol.

12-07-2009, 02:38 AM	#1
JGB Groupie Posts: 168 Karma: 1010000 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: PRS505	Please help me, I have lost a great alice in wonderland story I read it on a blog, I saved it as a .txt and foolishly lost it. I believe it may have been original to that author, I've spent 4 hours searching and still can't find it. Landed on it through stumbleupon. Basically Alice is drinking in a bar by herself, and a man comes up to talk to her(maybe it's the cheshire cat?) He asks about her drug abuse, times in the mental hospital and such I believe, the story is basically Alice is stuck in this reality, and no longer believes wonderland is real. It was a fantastic story, and I can't believe I lost it. If you can help me find it that would be awesome. I need it for an essay for school, I'm about halfway done(1200 words so far) and am somewhat stumped until I find it.

12-08-2009, 02:49 PM	#9
JGB Groupie Posts: 168 Karma: 1010000 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: PRS505	WIN:) I bow to your superior google-fu that's the story. I first found it on a writers blog, would really like to make sure the author has credit and is ok with me making it into a .epub and putting it up here. Thank you

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neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Sounds interesting JGB. Please let us know if you manage to track it down. Cheers. Neil

12-07-2009, 03:26 AM	#3
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Just Googled Alice in Reality for interest, JGB. Wonder if this is what you're looking for: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?f...ogId=139962494 Hoots. Neil

12-07-2009, 06:48 PM	#4
JGB Groupie Posts: 168 Karma: 1010000 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: PRS505	Nope, sorry. I would guess it was set in Manhattan or another large city, Most of the story occurs in the dialogue between alice and a male character, whom I still think may have been the cheshire cat. I don't believe they leave the bar until the end of the story if at all, there is talk of her psychiatric issues, and drug abuse, maybe the male character said something to the effect that it was just her trying to return to wonderland, a place she didn't believe existed. it was very well written, had good dialogue and was kept very short for the ideas it contained, but I would guess it was in the 30 page range if it were a paperback. I was almost suspicious that it might have been published at some point, it was very good. It was on a blog, but it appeared to be a fairly professional one, maybe an artist's blog? Thanks for the try though, I'm hoping if we find it I can ask permission and get it on here in the short story section, it was that good My writing isn't very good, but I'm very fussy when it comes to liking stories, I maybe find one a year if I'm lucky.

12-07-2009, 07:42 PM	#6
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	that sounds brilliant. i'm sure i've never read it, but i'd love to, so i hope someone can find it again.

12-08-2009, 08:14 AM	#7
cklammer Zealot Posts: 106 Karma: 450 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Device: Palm Centro, Acer Aspire One	Browser history function? Recycle Bin Contents? Have you run recuva in the directory where it was saved? Backup? checked with desktop search/ Windows search?

12-08-2009, 10:32 AM	#8
Elfwreck Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,187 Karma: 25133758 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3 (Past: Kobo Mini, PEZ, PRS-505, Clié)	My google-fu is good today! The Chesire, by Bill Kte'pi, at cyphertext.net. Keywords for the search: conversation drink cigarette not real alice wonderland

12-08-2009, 03:25 PM	#11
Elfwreck Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,187 Karma: 25133758 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3 (Past: Kobo Mini, PEZ, PRS-505, Clié)	It's a haunting story; I recognized it instantly from the description but had no recollection of where I'd read it. After I found it, I couldn't remember how I'd found it in the first place--until I went to the main Cyphertext page, and saw Escape Key. There's a song based on the story, on their song page. The rest of their music's also wonderful.

12-08-2009, 05:10 PM	#14
BookCat C L J Posts: 2,911 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	Have just clicked that link: it works!

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