First off: I lied.
I said in an earlier post that I intended to approach this story as a challenge in experimentation with epistolary storytelling.
I started with the best of intentions, but then things took on a life of their own once I started developing and writing this story. There is significant daylight between what I said I was going to do and what it has become.
“Everything Falls Apart” is not epistolary. Not really.
It is more “salvage” fiction.
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kali · 19:57
73 — r u still interested in your little dive w/sixpenny?
Alice · 21:36
Hey kali. I was wondering if u had ghosted me. Yes. still interested.
kali · 21:42
Not my style.
Had to wait for 6p to come to the club. He went dark on mobile. Says digital messes up his zen or some shit. His zen ain’t bothered when HE wants to talk, tho. “Where are you, kali of the night?” Gets on ur nerves.
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[Note: The dates of photographs and images are based on the timestamp of photos or when they were saved.]
[Image: A newspaper clipping that has creases worn soft, with tape across corners where the fold lines meet. The clipping appears yellowed, but may be a result of inadequate lighting when the photograph was taken. The article’s date is not legible in the photo.]
Neighbor charged with second-degree murder; residents say dispute over noise had simmered for weeks
By Hazel Peterson, Star Tribune
Kyle Donovan, 55, of Lowry Hill, was fatally shot during an argument between two of his neighbors on Sunday morning.
Witnesses said Donovan stepped between the two men and was urging them to calm down when the gun went off.
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A cautionary tale with a modern twist? Written by: Jolene Rice Michael Raven Judy sat in her car looking at the address her GPS sent her to with disgust. Not only at the appearance of the rundown structure; at herself. Now she knew how Sarai or Elizabeth felt in the Bible. That feeling of crying […]
Be careful what you wish for
Jolene decided to finish something we started together and I had to bail on when I got busy with life. Three kids and seven cats apparently have that effect at times. And a job where emergencies crop up without warning…
Anyways… While we never got around to collaborating on it after the first couple of brainstorms and paired writing sessions over Google Docs, Jolene went back and finished what we’d started a couple of years back.
Most of the credit should go to her. My writing DNA might be in it but she took ownership of the tale and saw it through. It really is her story, although she’s been kind enough to credit me for my meagre contributions.
She asked if I wanted to read the final story before it went live and I declined. I want to see where she decided to go with it and be surprised as much as her readers are. It’s more fun that way.
If you’ve not visited Jolene’s site before, I encourage you to give it a gander. Maybe stay for a while.
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[Note: There are no emails from kali in Alice’s inbox or trash. These are the earliest messages I found between them. Signal doesn’t label who’s speaking; I’ve added names. ~a_boojum]
kali · 21:12
Thanks for the move to signal. More secure.
Alice · 21:15
NP! Your email explained enough. Sry you had to hold my hand.
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It gets old to write or think that phrase.
I updated the plugin like a good little boy.
Something about updating Jetpack crashed my site two days ago. I had to dig into the backend files and employ some minor fixes to get the site running again. It was down a whole 7 minutes. It may have been the server glitching, but other things started breaking with the new Jetpack update, so you begin to wonder if my woes are all related.
Known broke items:
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nothing but rock & lichen on steelsky fells the first fallen flurries kiss rime-crusted autumn grass seeking where we belong
A poem prompted by a randomly selected Elder Futhark rune.
Today’s rune is tiwaz, which is named after the Norse god Týr, and the second weekday (Tuesday) is named for the god. According to Norse myth, Týr offers his right hand to the wolf Fenrir, who bites it off when he realizes the gods have used the offering to distract the wolf while they bind him. The rune is typically considered symbolic of honor, loyalty and justice, as well as of sacrifice. It may be representative of discipline and faith. Some interpretations have associated the rune with the North Star.
Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.
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all strangelove days
so it goes! so it goes!
we cry as
we ride the tiger down
down down down
to the ground
whooping and laughing
as it all
falls
apart
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From: MikroMachine@[withheld].com To: Alice.Donovan.73@[withheld].com Date: 30 Jul, 01:13:02 -0500 Subject: Apologies and...
Hey Alice,
Hope you don’t mind me reaching out to you via the email you use to comment with, but I wanted to apologize for Dan’s (DK) asshole behavior. He’s usually an ok kind of guy, even fun to be around at times IRL. Except when he’s drunk. Well, a couple of nights ago he had been drinking again. He’s an old friend of my buddy I’ve known since high school, Ekul. I knew DK too, but didn’t. If that makes any sense. We were never close friends or anything. We just end up hanging out because of Ekul.
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