Instead of doing an obligatory Mardi Gras day post (which I'd really like to do, but I don't think I could without turning it into a rant), I'm going to post the first chapter of what I hope will become my new long-term fiction project. This is only the first draft, but so far I like it.  Feedback is welcome.  And yes, it's related to New Orleans.

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To all of my readers:

I've done a lot of thinking about this, and  I have decided to make my whole journal friends-only, starting from the beginning.  If you aren't a LiveJournal user or aren't on my friends list and want to continue to read my journal, you'll either need to get a LJ and ask me to friend you, or ask me what's going on in my life.
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and since I'm leaving tomorrow for Jackson right after work, here's the rest of what I have done on Interceptor. I'm stuck at the end of chapter five because I can't figure out where I want it to go. Enjoy.

( Chapter Four )

If you missed it:

Chapter One

Chapter Two

And now for today's installment.

( Interceptor, Chapter three )

First, here's what I posted yesterday: Chapter One

And here's chapter two. Again, any comments--critical, analytical, or otherwise--are welcome and encouraged. Enjoy!

( Interceptor, chapter two )

Normally I don't share an in-progress piece of writing. But I'm stuck, and I like where this is going. beantowngrlie has read this and offered some pretty good suggestions, but I haven't touched this in a long time. Originally, this was to be marathoner452's birthday gift, but I obviously won't finish it in time for even Christmas. Any and all suggestions are very much ( Read more... )