tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147883342946349071.post701104228121921315..comments2012-08-26T18:43:36.953-07:00Comments on wiping up the messes: A flash storyAmy Gigliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11573726118608935361noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147883342946349071.post-47275215842231799892012-08-11T10:09:30.431-07:002012-08-11T10:09:30.431-07:00Well, I'd buy a novel with this beginning--and...Well, I'd buy a novel with this beginning--and I'm sure I'd enjoy it very much.Barb Szyszkiewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00329184613713551475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147883342946349071.post-62262542513197113652012-08-10T19:08:27.133-07:002012-08-10T19:08:27.133-07:00Thanks, Barb.
The question mark doesn't hur...Thanks, Barb. <br /><br />The question mark doesn't hurt. It's just a weird thing. <br /><br />In my mind, Paul had broken up with Nora the night before and moved out of the apartment. Paul the BF is SUCH a jerk, I made bike messenger named Paul so that Nora could kind of see that there are better guys out there for her. <br /><br />The water main break was, for me, the impetus to get Nora to interact with the woman across the hall. The lady and her kids moved in months before and THIS is what gets Nora to knock on the door. Nora is a good person, and she imagines herself to be good at reading people, but she really isn't. She's pretty naive and is easily taken advantage of. She's also painfully shy. Paul the BF breaking up with her (she would never have the courage to do that-even though he is AWFUL to her), frees her to take these baby steps of human contact. Having a conversation with the bike messenger and knocking on the apartment door. <br /><br />The question mark itself, well, I woke up with a similar mark one morning and it was just so weird. I should have taken a picture of it. And I thought about writing something about it. Someone with a different point of view then mine might have done something very Kafkaesque with it. I would have loved to go there, but I didn't think I could do it. The dusty water was an actual conversation my husband had with someone (not me) about 15 years ago. <br /><br />I have written more about the interaction with Nora and the lady across the hall, but I am not sure where its going and it is not ready for publication. But you're not the only one who wants to see more, so maybe i will carve out some time to work on it this weekend. <br /><br />Thanks so much for reading and commenting!Amy Gigliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573726118608935361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147883342946349071.post-67684900942387525362012-08-10T18:52:22.128-07:002012-08-10T18:52:22.128-07:00I like it!! I like Nora's character...and I wa...I like it!! I like Nora's character...and I want to know more about how she got that question mark, etc. (And does it HURT?)<br />The Brita thing was funny! (dusty water)<br />Something I don't get: Nora lives with a guy named Paul. I'm guessing he is her live-in boyfriend (no ring...) and she's irritated with him (he's not there, and he eats all her cereal--again). But the bike messenger is also named Paul?<br />And what's with the whole water thing?<br />I want to read more! Keep it going!Barb Szyszkiewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00329184613713551475noreply@blogger.com