Swampland

I was stuck for a while. I painted (or rather, typed) myself into a corner from which I could not get out. What happened was, I got everyone into Jim's apartment and then had to write dialog in which they discussed why they were all there, and what they were going to do next. But I couldn't figure out why they were all there (I know what they are doing next.)

The reason I couldn't figure it out is that there IS no reason they should have all gone there. So now I have to back up a bit. I'll be re-writing a couple of the last chapters - the same events, a lot of the dialog stays, but the location changes. I'll be posting edited chapters soon.

Chapter 42 - Reunion

It's interesting to me how characters that hadn't previously met talk to each other once they do.

The universe is constantly expanding, except when it is contracting. Bits of cosmic flotsam are pushed together, interact, only to go flying apart again.

Chapter 42 - Reunion (pdf)

(new readers: don't forget to get the earlier chapters in the "getting started" link to the right)

Chapter 41 - Auto pilot

Have you ever driven the Interstate though hours and hours of sleep deprived tedium? Where did your mind wander - to where you've been, where you are going, or where you wished you were?

Chapter 41 - Auto pilot (pdf)