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Nov. 12th, 2014

WHO: Sidney Donahue.
WHAT: Sidney "celebrates" his birthday.
WHEN: The wee morning hours of November 11th, 1954.
WHERE: In front of an unmarked, nondescript building in Piper Pier.
WARNINGS: None, except Sidney bein' Sidney.
STATUS: Complete narrative!

( A dead soul completely void of emotion: if that wasn't a sign that he was getting old... )

Tags: ! narrative, @ piper pier, c: sidney donahue

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Nov. 11th, 2014

ironies

NARRATIVE.

WHO: Charlie Clarence, family NPCs.
WHAT: Vignettes on Veterans Day. Charlie wonders about a few things.
WHERE: Personville (City Hall/Fairview) and France (The Ardennes).
WHEN: November 11, 1954 and December 1944.
STATUS: Complete.
WARNINGS: Memories of/references to war, death.

( Why set an entire day aside? Charlie wonders. Do they really think that he needed a reminder? )

Tags: ! narrative, @ city hall, @ fairview, c: charlie clarence

Nov. 7th, 2014

jurisprude

WHO: Ruby Lamont, NPC Marty Navarro, and NPC E. Mordecai Schuster
WHAT: As the jury deliberates, Ruby meets with two men.
WHERE: City Hall Courthouse
WHEN: Friday, November 7, 1954; afternoon
STATUS: Complete Narrative
WARNINGS: None

( Reasonable doubt, Marty. Reasonable doubt. That's the beauty of the justice system. )

Tags: ! narrative, @ city hall, c: ruby lamont

Nov. 5th, 2014

esq

WHO: Roger Fitzgerald, Deputy State’s Attorney Eleanor Kent [NPC].
WHAT: Q: How’s the Navarro case going? A: The prosecution is troubled.
WHEN: The evening of November 5th.
WHERE: City Hall.
STATUS: Complete narrative.
WARNINGS: None.

( “You know how important this case is, don’t you?” )

Tags: ! narrative, @ city hall, c: roger fitzgerald

Nov. 1st, 2014

mince

WHO: Helen Cleary and her mother, Ida
WHEN: 1923
WHERE: San Francisco
WHAT: Trying to wheedle information about her father's identity [Prompt: Suspicions]

( Everyone always forgets the second part of the rhyme -- satisfaction brought him back! )

Tags: ! narrative, - backstory, - challenge, @ out of town, c: helen cleary

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drawls

WHO: Robert Boyd, featuring his parents Francis and Eleanor
WHEN: June 7, 1944
WHAT: Bad news [Prompt: Author's choice]
WHERE: Quinney Heights, Personville

( The three of them made an odd picture, frozen in place for a long moment )

Tags: ! narrative, - backstory, - challenge, @ quinney heights, c: robert boyd

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Oct. 31st, 2014

nobodysdame

NARRATIVE.

WHO: Jean Gibbons, various NPCs.
WHAT: On a special request from a grieving mother, Jeannie goes back to her first town to find answers.
WHERE: El Paso, Illinois.
WHEN: July 1951.
STATUS: Complete.
WARNINGS: Implied murder of a child as a past event.

( The boy had been only four years old when he’d drowned, so many years ago, but the sleepy town of El Paso remembers that day. )

Tags: ! narrative, @ out of town, c: jean 'jeannie' gibbons

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Nov. 1st, 2014

rationale

you know we're out for many more miles.

WHO: Joan Ryley
WHAT: Backstory Drabble Challenge [Suspicion]
WHERE: Downtown
WHEN: One morning in 1952
STATUS: Incomplete (will be updated)
WARNINGS: None

( That morning I got in the car because I woke up at the same time my alarm clock would've gone off if I'd bothered to set it and realized I have no idea what I'm supposed to do on mornings I don't need to get in the car. )

Tags: ! narrative, - backstory, - challenge, @ downtown, c: joan ryley

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Oct. 31st, 2014

nosiest

sleep in peace when day is done.

WHO: Marnie Duchaine
WHAT: A day in the life of Marnie.
WHERE: From home → City Hall, and back.
WHEN: One particular day this month.
STATUS: Complete
WARNINGS: none

( Somehow, Marnie manages to make it to City Hall in one frazzled, but single, piece. )

Tags: ! narrative, c: marnie duchaine

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deardairy

WHO: Hattie Caplan
WHAT: Hattie is not sure why she thought watching two horror flicks on the scariest night of the year would be a good idea, but she just loves the drive-in!
WHEN: Halloween
WHERE: Personville Drive-In
STATUS: Semi-narrative, but open!

( There in the darkness, on the spookiest night of the year, a disturbingly large silhouette loomed over the back row of the blacktop, eerily illuminated by the flickering screen far ahead, familiar and mysterious at once: a milk truck. )

Tags: ! narrative, @ jamestown, c: harriet 'hattie' caplan

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dappered

WHO: Aristotle Fletcher, NPC McConnell
WHAT: Narrative
WHERE: PEDA
WHEN: Summer 1953
STATUS: Complete
WARNINGS: None

( Poisonville's not something you can really explain, he tells me. You have to live it. )

Tags: ! narrative, - backstory, - challenge, @ private eyes, c: aristotle fletcher

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Oct. 30th, 2014

dragonshoard

WHO: Tom Rowley
WHAT: Another episode of "Cairo's male characters and their mothers: narrative-style." Except this is just me rambling for 1000 words so please feel free to ignore it.
WHERE: Various and unspecific.
WHEN: Also various and unspecific.
STATUS: Complete, closed.
WARNINGS: Death?

( Maybe there was no honor among thieves, but there was a great deal of pride. )

Tags: ! narrative, - backstory, c: thomas 'tom' rowley

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Oct. 28th, 2014

benjibanks

WHO: Benjamin Banks
WHAT: A brief look into Benji's home life.
WHEN: Monday 27th October, Evening.
WHERE: Stoneway Flats.
WARNINGS: None.

( Not even ten on a monday... )

Tags: ! narrative, @ castor flats, c: benjamin 'benji' banks

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Oct. 13th, 2014

ironies

WHO: Charlie Clarence.
WHAT: Narrative in re: backstory drabble challenge. Prompt: “popcorn.” Drabble table here. Box score for relevant game here.
WHERE: Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL.
WHEN: April 15, 1954.
STATUS: Complete.
WARNINGS: Use of baseball as metaphor for real life.

( The people who leave early are the ones who don't really love their team. )

Tags: ! narrative, - backstory, - challenge, @ out of town, c: charlie clarence

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Oct. 12th, 2014

ironies

WHO: Charlie Clarence.
WHAT: Narrative in re: backstory drabble challenge. Author's choice: One of Charlie's first cases in Internal Affairs. Drabble table here.
WHERE: Personville, IL.
WHEN: October/November 1952.
STATUS: Complete.
WARNINGS: None.

( You get promoted to Internal Affairs, and suddenly you think you have the right to judge us and the job we do out there every day? )

Tags: ! narrative, - backstory, - challenge, @ city hall, c: charlie clarence

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Oct. 10th, 2014

glanced

WHO: Marla Smith
WHAT: 500 words in which nothing happens. Also, backstory prompt: Rain
WHERE: Marla's apartment in Castor Flats
WHEN: Sometime in the last year
STATUS: Complete!

( She isn’t feeling ruthless enough tonight to kick a puppy. )

Tags: ! narrative, - backstory, - challenge, @ castor flats, c: marla smith

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Oct. 9th, 2014

fluxes

—to know them best when you have just missed them.

WHO: Lorraine Beauvais
WHAT: Waking up to an empty home. Prompt: Ghosts.
WHERE: Montreal, Canada; her former residence.
WHEN: Late winter. Approximately 5 years ago.
STATUS: Complete narrative.
WARNINGS: None.

( This was where it ended. )

Tags: ! narrative, - backstory, - challenge, @ out of town, c: lorraine beauvais

Oct. 8th, 2014

mince

WHO: Helen Cleary (mentions of her mother, Ida)
WHEN: 1928-1929
WHERE: San Francisco, CA
WHAT: The aftermath of fire [Prompt: Photograph]
WARNINGS: None

( The irony doesn't escape her )

Tags: ! narrative, - backstory, - challenge, @ out of town, c: helen cleary

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Oct. 6th, 2014

laar

WHO: Raymond van de Laar
WHAT: Narrative for backstory challenge, prompt “midnight”
WHERE: Downtown Personville, northward bound to Piper Pier
WHEN: 1925.
STATUS: Complete
WARNINGS: None

( Often he can make his way home by moonlight but it’s one of those nights where the moon’s gone away, wherever it goes between slivers )

Tags: ! narrative, - backstory, - challenge, @ downtown, c: raymond van de laar

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Oct. 5th, 2014

buntownik

WHO: Łukasz Sapieha
WHAT: After church, Luka enjoys the snowfall & is unable to resist the lure of pastries
WHEN: December, 1950
WHERE: Personville, Catholic Church & Bakery
STATUS: Complete
PROMPT: Winter
WARNINGS: None.

( white boxes tied with string )

Tags: ! narrative, - backstory, - challenge, @ downtown, c: lukasz sapieha

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Nov. 12th, 2014

Nov. 11th, 2014

NARRATIVE.

Nov. 7th, 2014

Nov. 5th, 2014

Nov. 1st, 2014

Oct. 31st, 2014

NARRATIVE.

Nov. 1st, 2014

you know we're out for many more miles.

Oct. 31st, 2014

sleep in peace when day is done.

Oct. 30th, 2014

Oct. 28th, 2014

Oct. 13th, 2014

Oct. 12th, 2014

Oct. 10th, 2014

Oct. 9th, 2014

—to know them best when you have just missed them.

Oct. 8th, 2014

Oct. 6th, 2014

Oct. 5th, 2014