Part one of the story is up on Serial Central! It feels good to have some writing up, and working on something very different from #fridayflash for a while. I was playing with the format with this one. I've always wanted to try weaving two simultaneous timeliness. However, it was a bit of a challenge to translate this to serial form.
The story has a bit of horror, but it's not scary enough to give you more than the occasional goosebump. There's a bit of the paranormal romance, obscure mythology, mystery, and rural fantasy in here. I hope that's enticing enough to make you want to read on, my friends. If not, here's an excerpt:
Part 1 – Arrival
Alice Young, August 3, 2010
When she thought of home, Alice imagined this house and no other. Sometimes in her dreams, the doors were locked, and no matter how hard she tried, she could not pry them open. Other times, Alice dreamed that only one door denied her passage, and when she pressed her ear against it, she could hear Jane screaming.
Everything remained precisely as she remembered. The second step still squeaked as she tread over it. The kitchen doorway was still marred with crude pencil lines where Jane had marked Alice’s height as she’d grown. It was the same house, but the silence pooled like dark water, speaking the language of absence with more eloquence than the lack of furniture could ever achieve.
“Why do you want to go back to Cape Breton, Alice?” Aunt Jemma had been too surprised to hide the pity in her eyes. “Didn’t McGill offer a scholarship? You can still change your mind, it’s not too late, and you know you can stay here as long as you like, honey. This is your home too.”
But it wasn’t. It did not haunt her the way this place did.
Continue to Serial Central for the rest of the story.
It's already on my to-read list for this afternoon! :)
Yay!
I like the intro, it did bring me in, like everyone else said. (i couldn't decide wether to reply here or at Serial Central, I'm doing it here. Whatever. Bleh.)
But it has a sort of ghostly quality to it, doesn't it? I'm excited about the fact that the story takes place in two time frames. This is challenging but potentially fruitful. I love when author's take risks, especially in the way in which they tell the story.
I look forward to reading more, great work so far! I'm intrigued. :)
Here's fine :) Hopefully the double time lines don't get too confusing. That's my main worry, especially when posting only 1000 words at a time.
Thank you for the feedback Ollin! I always appreciate it.
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