OK, this weekend I write!
Oct. 7th, 2009 05:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gridloreLast night I was struck by an idea for a short story, one that channels Harlan Ellison and Ray Bradbury. The inspiration comes from reading about language experiments using Furbies and remembering when the Mars Pathfinder/Sojourner stopped responding to attempts to contact it. There was a theory that Sojourner, lacking direction, began circling Pathfinder asking for instructions. That image was one of the saddest things I've ever encountered. ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
kshandra mentioned that it reminded her of There Will Come The Soft Rains from The Martian Chronicles
It's also an attempt to write a story that lacks a single sapient, self-aware character. And to make you care about the characters all the same.
This one just feels right. I have beginning middle and end, and all my "bang" moments. I'm not going to post it, because it might just be one I can sell.
kshandra mentioned that it reminded her of There Will Come The Soft Rains from The Martian ChroniclesIt's also an attempt to write a story that lacks a single sapient, self-aware character. And to make you care about the characters all the same.
This one just feels right. I have beginning middle and end, and all my "bang" moments. I'm not going to post it, because it might just be one I can sell.
