You guys! I updated Summary Gomery!
I've been so busy with "Stay Awhile" I haven't had a chance. But going over some old files led me to something I wrote in 2008. It has almost nothing to do with the Wilfair stories but I can see myself trying to figure out stuff that would eventually land in the books.
Common points between the short piece and "Wilfair":
* Dimples
* A guy named Hal (which is now the name of Gomery's father)
* A guy and a woman talking work
* A woman worried about getting fired
* Weird places
* A lucky sidewalk where you can make wishes
* A city corner that up and moved under its own volition
* A possibly dead person who may not be really dead
* A woman who is together if slightly socially awkward
What's different:
* A talking bat
!!!! Oh man. ALYSIA. Suddenly I want a talking bat in the "Wilfair" books so so much. Ridick. What was I thinking?
Anywho, it is incredibly and extremely unedited. I'd call it a mood piece more than a straight-forward narrative, too. It was merely an exercise to gel ideas and figure out characters. I often write page-long pieces when I'm approaching a much bigger project; I need to see the flow of dialogue and what pairs spark when they're together. (Romantic or not.)
And clearly I needed to find out if I truly and absolutely wanted a talking bat in the books.
So far, not, but I may yet change my mind.
Early Wilfair Sketch
