Sometimes It Goes the Other Way

[glaenconer]

There were no flies on Lureen Newsome, and she had never heard of the word no.  Her daddy let it ride, sly cuss, figuring the new would wear off Jack Twist soon enough and his baby girl would pick out a stud with better breeding to sire his grandkids.  Too canny to talk her cowboy down, L.D. played it broad, called Jack ‘Rodeo’ like naming a pet,

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romeo and juliet in misunderstanding

[anonymous]

because I think Jack brought up Lureen as half idea, half method to force Ennis' attention to him, and was willing to drop it when Ennis paid the attention, reminding Jack that he wouldn't want to see him hurt...

but now it's gone too far - Jack ready to cut and run, Lureen set on her way, and Ennis hits the road

so damn canon that Ennis' declaration to himself of how he wants the best for Jack is not accompanied by any realization that he's in love, or that Jack loves him back.

love that Ennis is already longing for Jack as he leaves him, clutching his pillowcase

loved your style from the beginning, but this inventive plot is really grabbing me

thanks

Ellen

Re: romeo and juliet in misunderstanding

[ellenlj]

um, sorry, been having trouble with logging in lately

Ellen

[jackien1968]

Oh no, now you've made me cry. Help Jack find Ennis and get him back. Pleeeeeze.

Jackie

I'm completely fascinated with this story.

[george66]

Mainly because you are taking the genre of A!U and giving it a new and unique spin. Its not the same ol' some ol'. Its creative, bold, intelligent...and a marvelous read

[mariez65]

Your usual amazing prose that always gets right to heart.

Like all his pipe dreams, this one would come to nothing but smoke.

Broke on the outside, broke on the inside, broke any way you looked at it.

These poor guys - the dreamer and the fatalist. Thanks for the update!

[rain67]

This story is such a pleasure to read. Once again you've managed to paint an exquisitely concise and intricate picture of complex characters and events with the sparsest of language yet upon finishing I feel as if I've read pages. You have a unique gift and I thank you for sharing it. Kathryn