“Complicated” was the theme this time, and honestly it gave me a lot of trouble. I’m such a straightforward person, and I’m certain that shows in my writing. So it was a puzzle how to add complexity in the first place, much less make that the thrust of the story. In the end, this is more a story about complex motivations than complexity in and of itself, but I’m pretty happy with how my little folk tale came out.
A bit of background for this. Ages ago, when I was shooting for art instead of writing, I encountered a drawing challenge which presented 100 themes for which to do art for. While I never actually had the confidence to do it myself, the concept rolled around in my head ever since. So more recently, when telling stories became my focus, I looked up those themes to see if I couldn’t put them to use. This is the first of those stories, starting from one simple word, “Introduction”.
This was a lot of fun to write. The title and theme were inspired by a line from the album Dirtbike by Buck 65, which I believe can still be downloaded here. This is also the first story that I’ve put through the critique process at Critique Circle, and it was a very good experience. In a way, it’s the opposite of a romance story, but I don’t know if unromance is really a good name for the genre.
All of my stories involve queer girls in various sorts of relationships. Most of my stories take place in Canada, or at least the ones that aren't in space or some fantasy realm.
If you're not cool with that, I'm not cool with you.
Buy me a coffee! Well, actually tea is better. But any hot drink is appreciated.
No pressure, but I don't really have an income so I'd be super grateful for any help. Stories will always be free no matter what.
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