GeorgeGlass

I never have good ideas for Christmas stories. I’ve written exactly one, and only because it was the third part of a holiday-themed trilogy. But should inspiration happen to strike, I’ll participate.

Well, I’ve been making progress on a lot of things, but not enough progress on any one thing to actually finish it. Most recently, there’s been action on the next chapters of “The More, the Merrier” and “Little Rose.” Chapter 3 of TMTM is up to 8000 words and it’s STILL not finished. Also, a new story has joined The List. With the working title of “Twist My Arm,” it’s a Loud House story in which Bobby and Ronnie Anne return to Royal Woods for 4 weeks during the summer and go on a series of double dates with Lori and Lincoln at a retro drive-in theater. Lori wants to get seriously physical with Bobby but knows that Bobby won’t approve if the kids are in the car – unless, Lori reasons (okay, “reasons” in air quotes), Lincoln and Ronnie Anne are doing the same thing in the back seat. So she starts pressuring Lincoln to go farther with Ronnie Anne on every date. Of course, I really need to get some of my in-progress stories done before I start posting new stuff, so it might be a while before this sees daylight. SWP1, my favorite horror movie is the original Scream. I like it because it turns a lot of tropes from the horror genre on their heads and because it’s a mystery as well as horror. In the days leading up to Halloween, though, the wife and I watched the new The Haunting of Hill House series on Netflix, which was very good.

Thanks! What's Halloween if you can't visit horrific death on the deserving? Thanks again!

Who was the third girl?

Thanks! I figured if there were going to be satyrs, then the story ought to have a Greek (or at least Greek-esque) setting. Glad you liked the ending.

I've already decided what to write for next year. Working title: "Day of the Deadly."

FYI, I’m un-abandoning this story idea. It occurred to me that this story would work even better if Bobby and Ronnie Anne came back to Royal Woods for a few weeks during the summer. That would put a limit on Lori’s time with Bobby and increase her desperation to make (out) the most of it.

From BronxWench on October 22, 2018 High praise, coming from you. Thank you! Gracias. She’s a clever girl, and she’s learned to play her cards close to the vest. Thank YOU for such a nice review.

Thanks! Part of the reason for making “Apprentice” the title was to get the reader wondering how the title relates to the story – until the title gets paid off at the end. I don’t know where that idea came from, but once I had it, I couldn’t let go of it.

Thank you! I guess Sofi did turn out to be a dark Cinderella. BTW, Acantha and Kacia are Greek names that mean “prickly” and “thorny,” respectively, whereas “Sofi” means “wise.”

Oh, she did indeed. As Sofi implies in her conversation with the witch, Sofi deliberately made her bug-repelling ointment to repel changelings, too, and she deliberately made a perfume that attracts them.

No problem at all. I'm always happy for your comments. Egad! *dives under sofa* I mean, thank you. I figured if Pacifica can develop an interest in Dipper, then anything's possible. Besides, it's not like Dipper is unattractive or unmannerly -- he's just kind of a nerd. Blame Frozen and other movies where it turns out that romantic love is no more important than other kinds of love. I just like that message (as you saw in “Star’s Crossed Lovers,” too). He remembered Nat on some level, just not consciously. And thanks for another nice review!

Re: "A Sweet Little Girl Like You" Thank you! For me, part of the fun of writing is being able to tell a lot of different kinds of stories. Thank you again. Wow. I am glad to be in the company of any of those people. Lots of stuff in the works, as usual -- chapter 2 of Wishful included!

“Apprentice,” my story for the 2018 AFF Halloween Party, is now posted. You can find it and the other entries here. The List of Twenty is now down to 16, possibly for the first time in years. I’m trying to focus more on finishing my in-progress stuff before beginning any new stuff, even though I have a long list of stories waiting to be started.

Re: “Wishful” Snowdrift and more! (That doesn’t feel like too much of a spoiler.) That scene includes several elements that aren’t usually my thing (eg, the footjob), so I’m glad you enjoyed it. We shall see. Thanks for reviewing!