"This is not a memoir; it's many things to me, fiction and nonfiction, fantasy and fact, a quilt pieced together not only from my stories but from those of my friends."
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Any contributions?
Any girls want to contribute their stories of breaking boys to my little project? I can intertwine them into my own, or create new ones....
As I've mentioned before, I love this breaking boys story idea and was inspired to write my own boys down somewhat in the same voice as you've done. So when you called for contributions I was overjoyed. I don't know how much you want but here's one I did the other day about M: He was the one whom I loved (love?)unreasonably, illogically, against my wishes. He was a first in a number of ways, the neighbour, the one my friends waited for me to break up with. He was a mistake I grew to love, he didn't(still doesn't)know the importance of what I was giving him. I've regretted him for years, I've loved him for years, but did I break him or did he break me?
that is spectacular. I'll take whatever you have, but do I have your permission to use it as is or do you want me to intertwine it with my own voice?
Something else I wanted to ask you: do you think this idea could turn itself into some sort of book? I respect your opinion and I wanted your honest input.
You can do with this what you want; you have my permission. I'd like to see what happens to it.
As a book, yes, I think you could make breaking boys into a quirky, solemnly sentimental publication, probably with some tweaking and either more information on the broken boys, or other little fillers, poems or other short stories. Definately.
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As I've mentioned before, I love this breaking boys story idea and was inspired to write my own boys down somewhat in the same voice as you've done. So when you called for contributions I was overjoyed. I don't know how much you want but here's one I did the other day about M:
He was the one whom I loved (love?)unreasonably, illogically, against my wishes. He was a first in a number of ways, the neighbour, the one my friends waited for me to break up with. He was a mistake I grew to love, he didn't(still doesn't)know the importance of what I was giving him. I've regretted him for years, I've loved him for years, but did I break him or did he break me?
that is spectacular. I'll take whatever you have, but do I have your permission to use it as is or do you want me to intertwine it with my own voice?
Something else I wanted to ask you: do you think this idea could turn itself into some sort of book? I respect your opinion and I wanted your honest input.
You can do with this what you want; you have my permission. I'd like to see what happens to it.
As a book, yes, I think you could make breaking boys into a quirky, solemnly sentimental publication, probably with some tweaking and either more information on the broken boys, or other little fillers, poems or other short stories.
Definately.
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