The swirling synthesized notes of Baba O’Reily took Marin back to his youth.
He was ten, and he was riding shotgun in Mimi's car. Mimi was his sitter, and his first fully qualified crush. It was 1974; he was nine and almost too old for a sitter. Mimi steered that huge gold Vista Cruiser with a combination of finesse and daredevilism that completely impressed itself on Martin as a quality to be feared and admired. He was in the throes of the purest of puppy love with his Mimi- a spritely maiden of 22 or so with long, wild, insane coffee colored hair.
They drove through suburban Kirkland, the rare golden afternoon sunshine lending a golden glow to the fallen leave and meshing with the crisp Autumn chill to make a peculiar magic that would stay with Martin forever, if only in his subconscious.
Concept- A 16 year old boy is given a car for his birthday by his dad in 1980. He finds pictures, a few years old, of a mystery girl named Lily. She sticks with him through a marriage and subsequent divorce. In 2005, he decides to find Lily, taking his teenage daughter along. There's father/daughter bonding, loss, grief, and redemption. And what of Lily?
This is part of a novella tetatively titled "Pictures of Lily" copyright 2007 by Anastasia Hunt.
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Initial Post
I created this thing, what, a month ago? Good grief.
Right. Well, I've been tinkering with the idea of another attempt at a novel. It's in the earliest of stages right now. I'll share with you the stuff I've just been writing down at random- please feel free to comment.
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The central character, Ramona, is in her late 20's, painfully shy, and until her recent conversion to Catholicism has lacked direction and confidence. She had some serious problems in the past managing her finances, holding a job, and maintaining relatonships.She decides to get involved in the variety of activities that her church offers. She starts bonding with the women in one particular group, and this affects how she relates to others at church and outside of it.
She also decides to do some things that she's always wanted to do (learn to play the drums so she can join a rock band, finish her college degree, dye her hair turquoise). She also learns to stand up to the people in her life who tend to push her around.
Some of the other characters I'm tinkering with:
- Judy (early 40's) - dymanic, interesting, someone Ramona admires. Is classy, educated, well-traveled, and very fond of Ramona.
Elise (early 50's) - Ramona's mother. Can turn from affectionate and generous to cold and domineering almost instantly. Undiagnosed manic depressive disorder. Ramona's almost completely intimidated by her.
Arthur - Ramona's father. A shy, sweet-natured artist, he left Elise when Ramona and Josh were small children. Elise told the kids he was abusive and that he had died a few years after he left.
Joshua (mid to late 20's) - Ramona's brother. An accomplished and very talented musician. Generally confident and take-charge, he has managed to bypass the family curse of mental illness. Is the family member that Ramona is closest to.
Alison (late 20's) - the sane voice of reason in Ramona's life.
Shannon (mid 20's) - A friend of Ramona's for several years; tends to look down on Ramona's new drug free, less boozed-up, nine-to-five, churchified lifestyle.
Mandy (19 or 20) - a classmate of Ramona's. A single mom to a toddler. Struggling to escape her impoverished, overcrowded, indifferent surroundings.
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Ramona acquires a kitten. Since she's in the midst of her mission to learn how to play the drums like a rock star, she names him Keith Moon.
Somebody (a non-Catholic) reacts to the sight of a priest tapping the keg at a church function.
Note on Ramona's door:
Attempts to channel Keith moon have failed; will actually have to learn to play these things.
"your cactus is getting fresh with me!"
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Right. Well, I've been tinkering with the idea of another attempt at a novel. It's in the earliest of stages right now. I'll share with you the stuff I've just been writing down at random- please feel free to comment.
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The central character, Ramona, is in her late 20's, painfully shy, and until her recent conversion to Catholicism has lacked direction and confidence. She had some serious problems in the past managing her finances, holding a job, and maintaining relatonships.She decides to get involved in the variety of activities that her church offers. She starts bonding with the women in one particular group, and this affects how she relates to others at church and outside of it.
She also decides to do some things that she's always wanted to do (learn to play the drums so she can join a rock band, finish her college degree, dye her hair turquoise). She also learns to stand up to the people in her life who tend to push her around.
Some of the other characters I'm tinkering with:
- Judy (early 40's) - dymanic, interesting, someone Ramona admires. Is classy, educated, well-traveled, and very fond of Ramona.
Elise (early 50's) - Ramona's mother. Can turn from affectionate and generous to cold and domineering almost instantly. Undiagnosed manic depressive disorder. Ramona's almost completely intimidated by her.
Arthur - Ramona's father. A shy, sweet-natured artist, he left Elise when Ramona and Josh were small children. Elise told the kids he was abusive and that he had died a few years after he left.
Joshua (mid to late 20's) - Ramona's brother. An accomplished and very talented musician. Generally confident and take-charge, he has managed to bypass the family curse of mental illness. Is the family member that Ramona is closest to.
Alison (late 20's) - the sane voice of reason in Ramona's life.
Shannon (mid 20's) - A friend of Ramona's for several years; tends to look down on Ramona's new drug free, less boozed-up, nine-to-five, churchified lifestyle.
Mandy (19 or 20) - a classmate of Ramona's. A single mom to a toddler. Struggling to escape her impoverished, overcrowded, indifferent surroundings.
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Ramona acquires a kitten. Since she's in the midst of her mission to learn how to play the drums like a rock star, she names him Keith Moon.
Somebody (a non-Catholic) reacts to the sight of a priest tapping the keg at a church function.
Note on Ramona's door:
Attempts to channel Keith moon have failed; will actually have to learn to play these things.
"your cactus is getting fresh with me!"
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