manic
I swear I'm a bundle of nerves right now. I think I just sent the wrong email.
And I took a call from an important client and forgot his name.
I think I'm insane.
It's Christmas.
It's allowed.
Right?
Right?
Okay, to make the time pass, I'm blogging a writing dilemma.
Let's say you have a character, who is unhappy in her housewife marriage, cheats on her husband, and can't be happy. The husband leaves her and now she's alone.
On her own, she grows.
Into what?
Realistically, she gets a modest job somewhere. She doesn't meet someone new because that would imply she relies on men to make her happy...
But the end of a play with one of the leads getting a job at quicki-mart seems, well, anti-climactic?
posted by overflow at
7:05 PM
7 Comments:
The woman...After leaving her husband, she decides not to get into another relationship or even to go looking for one right away. She needs to prove to her friends, family, and mostly to herself, that she can survive and even thrive on her own. She's worked before, a lifetime ago it seems, so she falls back on that previous experience (clerical work or something like that) to support herself while she goes back to school to get a degree in what she wanted to do back before her entire existence became being a wife. (Nothing too ambitious like doctor or lawyer cuz that takes years. Something like nurse or elementary school teacher. Ya know.) She gets her B.A. finds a position at an elementary school in some small town or whatever, meets a new man and lives happlily ever after. How's that? heheheh.
9:01 PM
C'mon, T&C, isn't that so...90's? I thought the NOW stuff was getting a bit thin and worn?
-Jack
9:03 PM
Lol. You can call me Trish by the way. You're right. It's old school or whatever, but I've wanted this for myself from time to time.
9:07 PM
Nice to make your acquaintance, Trish! Admire a good strong woman!
-Jack
6:38 PM
Firstly, if it's set up at the top that what she needs is a sense of independence, getting a job at a quicki-mart might be a really nice ending for a small play.
Secondly, I can't find an e-mail address for you and I want to talk to you about being included in your story-telling evenings.
Thirdly, as I was exploring your site I found a link to Opus Moreschi's site. I love Opus. He's one of the funniest writers I've ever worked with. How do you know him?
Dylan Brody
dylan@dylanbrody.com
3:28 PM
Hello Dylan!
puckandprincess at yahoo is the best way to get a hold of me. email me for january. our topic is virginity and well, i don't know you...but i could know you enough to say "what a perfect topic for you"
how do i know opus? uh, i had a crush on opus and he turned me down. but i have no hard feelings cuz he's funny and stuff.
1:51 PM
okay, i got her getting a modest job and turning down a potential date...eh? eh?
5:56 PM
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