Friday, June 23, 2000

Day Thirteen
The end is coming. No -- not the end of Clarion -- the end of my writing burst. It began with a headache so severe that I spent the day vomitting and it's ending with another headache. This time, the headache is on the left side. I'm not vomitting yet but I don't feel good. I just hope I don't get so sick from the crash and burn that I can't function for a whole day. I also hope I can finish the story before the full blown symptoms hit. I'm only 500 words into the story now. Critiquing went well considering I felt my head would split open at any time. The key words warning of a thumbs down review are now: I love you... Three of the stories read were challenge stories wherein we were to tackle something difficult. That was when we began hearing, I love you, man... but this story....

My headache's finally gone but I don't know if the creativity went with it or not. I decided I needed a break and thus went off with Angel, Jennifer, and Karen to the mall. We ate a lunch NOT at the Owen cafeteria and then back here to write. I'll start doing that after I post this and then I'll know if the gift left.

Rest for the weary this weekend. We don't meet for critiques again until Monday. Of the four stories up this time, one of mine will be my attempt to tell a story in first person (which I almost never attempt) and it could work as mainstream if I so desired.

I also turned in my sex story. This one's debatable. It's not alien sex but it's coming out of a far future culture where the socio-economic structure and mores are considerably different. I expect some widely varying responses to that one -- mostly negative -- and a great deal of joking about it afterwards. The last page includes definitions of certain terms and how to pronounce them. Our oldest and blackest cat, Sable, has kidney damage. He was at one vet's for a week and we moved him to our usual vet last Monday. I am waiting to here from Greg whether or not he has to go to the vet's office on Saturday to tell Sable goodbye. This is not a happy time. If I had to choose which one of the cats would die first, Sable would NOT have been my choice.

Linda

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