[Duel] Unfinished stories
Zeborah
to allow for newsreader timing out.
This is a slightly strange category -- almost none of the stories are
actually on the archive. They're the ones that either got a part of two
posted to the newsgroup, and then didn't continue, or are ongoing
stories (as of the 24th February 2000).
Everyone, have at it!
a) reply to this posting on the newsgroup and say all you want about any
story you've read -- just avoid outright flames
b) as long as you've discussed a story on the group, you can e-mail me
directly (at atd...@altavista.com) to rate it from 1 to 10. These
ratings will be added to determine the honourable mention awards for the
unfinished category.
Any mistakes in the list, please let me know.
Unfinished stories
After Many Days
by PMWagner (part 1)
Alternate Thinking
by Sasscat Bu-to-y (parts 1-23)
And Then That Night
by the alt.tv.due-south newsgroup (parts 1-2)
Bastards and Surprises
by Anything
The Book
by Anything
Caffae Arabica
by Voyagerbabe and Clara Showalter (parts 1a and 1b)
Cat and Mountie
by Jaina Winston (parts 1-3)
The Child
by Pics1020 (parts 1-4)
In Dreams
by Pics1020 (parts 1-7)
Past Times
by Shelly and Sherri (parts 1-3)
Silent Red Serge
by Janice (parts 1-9)
Sunnydale VI: Alien Epilogue
by RedThunder (parts 1-27)
TImeless Echoes
by zzzaney (parts 1-23)
Melanie M
a few words about Sasscat's "Alternate Thinking." I feel like
I've been reading this story forever, (how long have you been
working on it, Sass?) and I am always pleased to see a new
chapter posted on the newsgroup.
It's been a wild rollercoaster of weirdness, Sass. You've been
very inventive in your variations on a theme--I was especially
impressed by Meg's fall into the tree when the apartment
building disappeared.
One thing that has always made me somewhat reluctant to get
involved in unfinished stories is that I can never tell where I
am in the overall structure of the tale. While I'm reading a
book, I know whether I'm at the beginning, near the middle, or
approaching the end. When I watch a tv show or a movie, I know
(by the passage of time) approximately "where" in the story I
am. But when I read an unfinished story like "Alternate
Thinking," I sometimes feel a little lost. It doesn't detract
from the enjoyment of the moment, but when I reach the end of a
chapter and all I know is that it's "to be continued," I do
wonder where I am in the overall picture.
Does anybody else experience this with stories that are being
posted as they are written? I'm not complaining exactly, just
musing. Lord knows I'm neurotic about maps; when I travel I
always want to know exactly where I am! If I'm the only one who
feels confused and a little disoriented, perhaps I can bribe
Sasscat into whispering a hint or two in my ear.
In any case, don't keep us waiting forever, Sasscat!
Melanie M, keeper of Frannie's water pistol (squirt, squirt) and
of the explanation, including this one from "Mountie and Soul":
(RayRayRayRay to Franco Devlin)
"He first came to Chicago on the killers of his father. He's
Canadian, you don't want to know."
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