179: Best Fit

Sep 15, 2007 15:22


(I know I promised this to y'all a long time ago, but I'm proud of it, so this is how my summer went, in a short-story-esque sort of format. ^_^)

"Best Fit"

I'm trying on two items of clothing in a dressing room at Crossroads, worrying that anyone passing outside the door will be able to see my naked form in the mirror as I take off my clothes. ( Read more... )

self-reflection, fiction, writing

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going_not_gone September 15 2007, 22:54:47 UTC
I enjoyed reading this. It's wonderful to see you finding a sense of yourself through clothing, and it's very well expressed, lots of sensuous descriptive details.

It gave me the same cheerful feeling as that Paolo Nutini song, "New Shoes." Clothing can really be transformative, can't it?

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andyleggett September 16 2007, 21:10:06 UTC
Yeah, Eve's story "Shopping For Real" was a big influence on this. It's good to know that my experiment with fiction-y stuff is having some success. ^_^

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anonymous September 16 2007, 10:14:52 UTC
you truly are a wonderful writer.
-rd

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andyleggett September 16 2007, 21:10:42 UTC
Aw. You are too Ryan, and far more concise. But I'm glad you liked it. ^_^

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