Predator

Jun 18, 2012 17:21


Nothing’s certain but death and clown porn. Or at least, the certainty that if you can attach the word “porn” to any other word, you can google and there it will be, lurking in the dark corners of the web like the black spidery mass-spiculated, they called it-in the grey MRI image of Hollie’s left breast. It was difficult to believe in an invisible ( Read more... )

ljidol, magical realism, non-fiction

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caile June 18 2012, 23:02:39 UTC
Wow, the first two sentences of this story are a real roller coaster ride from creepy to hilarious to devastating.

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whipchick June 22 2012, 04:19:51 UTC
Thank you! I knew the first line before I knew anything else, and I'm glad it worked for you.

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I'm going to keep this brief and light... ellakite June 19 2012, 01:22:21 UTC
... because I've lost *FAR* too many people to "The Big C":

Your first couple of sentences is a subset of RULE 34: "If it exists, there is porn of it."

Sweet. Poignant. Heart-wrenching.

As always, finely crafted. Thank you for sharing.

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Re: I'm going to keep this brief and light... whipchick June 22 2012, 04:20:37 UTC
Thanks - I sent it to the real Eric, and I hope he likes it. It's hard to see a friend having such a rough time.

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mzrowan June 19 2012, 01:45:27 UTC
So, so good.

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whipchick June 22 2012, 04:20:50 UTC
Thank you, that means a lot.

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notodette June 19 2012, 14:45:38 UTC
Thank you.

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whipchick June 22 2012, 04:21:11 UTC
You're truly welcome.

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n3m3sis42 June 19 2012, 19:26:14 UTC
I don't have anything intelligent to say here. This broke my heart.

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whipchick June 22 2012, 04:21:48 UTC
Thank you - that's a beautiful compliment. The real-life story breaks my heart, and as honored and humbled as I am to tell it, I wish it wasn't there to tell.

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