[EDIT: January 11, 2007 - My main issue with this one is the "so, what?" factor, and the overly simplistic ending. I think there's a nugget of a fun relationship here, but I'm not sure how well this fragment of a story explores that. As with a lot of my work, I feel that there's an uncomfortable balance here between being "concise" and "simplistic". I want to get deeper than what a story of this length allows me.]
I don't really have a title for this one - it was written as a response to a prompt in
crimsonata to write a story involving a diamond. (Yes, I came up with that prompt. Shut up.) So for now it's called "Diamonds". Original, I know. If I do anything else with it, maybe I'll come up with a better title.
As is usual for me, this story is contained within a single dialogue-heavy "scene". It feels a little thin right now, but I wanted to keep it short. Ideas on how/where to expand on it would be appreciated, as well as any feedback at all (as always).
( Diamonds - Vignette, 800 words )
I don't really have a title for this one - it was written as a response to a prompt in
As is usual for me, this story is contained within a single dialogue-heavy "scene". It feels a little thin right now, but I wanted to keep it short. Ideas on how/where to expand on it would be appreciated, as well as any feedback at all (as always).
( Diamonds - Vignette, 800 words )