Writing again! Need a nasty nickname

[ellen_kushner]

I am back at the Undisclosed Location (housesitting for friends in Western Mass.) where I so happily wrote large chunks of The Privilege of the Sword.  I am blissfully happy - and doing as little Social Networking (or even email) as possible, while I work on New Novel.  I am a Creature of Extremes.

However, I need your help:

A teenage girl in my

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[kriz1818]

No applicable personal experience, but what came to mind is "Reach."

Ms. Creative, who lives in my head, won't explain why, though.

[ellen_kushner]

Yes, they can - and I need it all, now!

[mitchy]

A tall, thin, red haired girl at school was known as "match" (after the red topped matches) but that was kinda a nice name and she liked it. I can only think of "Long Drip" (as in "long drip of water"), or Twiglet (crunchy snack in the UK so prolly no good for you).

[mitchy]

Ooh yes. And if you wanted to vary it, you could go with "stick insect" :)

[ext_255636]

Stringbean? I've heard of kids being called that. Along with taunts like 'is it cold up there?'

I'm so happy you're writing another Riverside book!

[ellen_kushner]

Yes, Tall Person Taunts! So useful!!

Thanks.

[magentamn]

Carrot, or something like that? Make up a nasty sounding name and say it's derived from a reddish flower on a long stem? Something related to bones or boney? Or a broomstick?

Just a bit of brainstorming with what what brains I have.