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Opening With a Bang

Jul23

by David J. Bishop on 23rd July 2005 at 04:30

Characters: Bob, Jack

Here’s to opening with a bang! Let me share something with you: “Grab your reader with an opening! Right? Have a man walk in with a gun, set the bomb ticking, the lovers begin to undress? Oh, how many stories […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

└ Tags: actual writing advice, cooking, explosion, malfunction, ouch, personal injury, toaster, unhelpful comments, well that could have gone better

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Standards

Mar19

by David J. Bishop on 19th March 2008 at 00:01

Chapter: Denial is Stage One

└ Tags: asking someone out, bad advice, date, dating, Jack loves Amy, rejection, romance, sadness, well that could have gone better

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Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition

Jun18

by David J. Bishop on 18th June 2008 at 19:08

Chapter: St Michael the Secretive

└ Tags: accident, anger, argument, blood, Christianity is complicated, domestic chores, flatmates, food, issues, oops, ouch, personal injury, potentially offensive assumptions about others, religion, roommates, spirituality, violence, well that could have gone better, when people stop being polite and start getting real

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Giving the Finger

Jun21

by David J. Bishop on 21st June 2008 at 19:09

Chapter: St Michael the Secretive

└ Tags: blood, fainting, Jack to the rescue, oops, ouch, personal injury, unconscious, well that could have gone better

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Getting There Is Half The Fun

Jul02

by David J. Bishop on 2nd July 2008 at 19:09

Chapter: St Michael the Secretive

└ Tags: accident, blood, ice, Jack to the rescue, oops, personal injury, well that could have gone better

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Seatbelts

Jul05

by David J. Bishop on 5th July 2008 at 19:09

Chapter: St Michael the Secretive

Characters: Jack, Michael

└ Tags: accelerator pedal fetish, accident, cars, driving, hospital, Jack to the rescue, ouch, personal injury, well that could have gone better

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Quite the Shutterbug

Oct15

by David J. Bishop on 15th October 2014 at 00:01

Chapter: Dating Buddies

Characters: Michael

└ Tags: awkward, bad date, date, dating, embarrassing moment, nipples spoken of but unseen, paparazzi, photography, restaurant, romance, social awkwardness, the elderly, we're never going to survive unless we get a little crazy, well that could have gone better

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Practise Makes Perfect

Feb15

by David J. Bishop on 15th February 2015 at 00:01

Chapter: Failing the Bechdel Test

Characters: Amy, Bob, Charlotte, Jack, Michael

Practise makes perfect. It certainly does. I think Jack’s a little shy of his 10,000 hours, though. Putting Amy in another new outfit for this one. This as casual and low-maintenance as she gets for hanging out at home. My […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

└ Tags: date, dating, embarrassing moment, Jack loves Amy, meat, rejection, romance, self-confidence, well that could have gone better

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The Normal One

May01

by David J. Bishop on 1st May 2017 at 04:30

Chapter: Failing the Bechdel Test

This is the last beat in a small story arc. So, if reading it made no sense, you need to skip back at least to here. Or just read the whole thing from the start by clicking here. Come on, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…