Comments on: Short Story: …and the Toilet Wouldn’t Flush http://midnightisland.com/weblog Official site of Ingrid Diaz Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:12:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Smee http://midnightisland.com/weblog/index.php/free-fiction/and-the-toilet-wouldnt-flush/comment-page-1/#comment-942 Smee Sun, 24 Dec 2006 01:59:15 +0000 http://midnightisland.com/weblog/index.php/and-the-toilet-wouldnt-flush/#comment-942 The thing is, I'm always frustrated by the limitations of any medium when it comes to storytelling and the characters involved. What happens next? Where are they now? Where do they go for their holidays? Have the parents met each other yet? That sort of thing. Now I know that short stories especially live and die on their snapshot of life, but I'm always anticipating more. I mean, well, that is If you're not too busy this holiday season to write a short sequel to a two year old short story for the audience here. It'd just be nice to know if she's still a reindeer. Anyway, Merry Christmas! The thing is, I’m always frustrated by the limitations of any medium when it comes to storytelling and the characters involved. What happens next? Where are they now? Where do they go for their holidays? Have the parents met each other yet? That sort of thing. Now I know that short stories especially live and die on their snapshot of life, but I’m always anticipating more.

I mean, well, that is If you’re not too busy this holiday season to write a short sequel to a two year old short story for the audience here. It’d just be nice to know if she’s still a reindeer.

Anyway, Merry Christmas!

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