Oh my goodness! Just look at all the cobwebs! I knew it would be musty and stale in here, but this!
Well, I'll just get to work then, and clean it up a bit.
Okay, that's much better.
Oh, hi there! You came to see me! You are so sweet to visit me here, after I haven't blogged for the longest time and I made all those nice-sounding promises last time, about moving forward and all that. Well, come in then, have a seat. Oh this is just great. Sit in one of those big fat comfy pink chairs, now that they're all dusted off and not a smidge of cobwebs remain.
You make yourself at home and I'll go put on the tea. Milk? Sugar? Okay, that's just great. I'll be right back.
There we go, some nice hot tea. And look, I brought in some raisin tea biscuits from the bakery down the street. Help yourself, please.
Who? Oh, over there. Yes, I guess he is a little creepy, but you see, I bought him at a flea market and he just goes along with--well, all this Victorian parlour theme. But, yeah, he's got those eyes that seem to follow you. Well, of course if he bothers you that much, I'll just put the hobby horse behind that lovely antique partition so he won't scare you any more. You aren't the first one to be spooked by him, let me tell you.
You know, there's a little history that goes with him, that little horse, but I can see you aren't very comfortable with the whole idea so I won't tell you. These stories aren't for everyone.
Anyway, how have you been?
Me? I've been busy not blogging, obviously. But I have been writing and submitting. After months of rejection slips--and some of them were very nice, but still--I finally seem to be getting some good news. First, my story, "One Perfect Rose", was published at Every Day Fiction in August. Then my story, "No Choice", went online at Inner Sins on October 1. In December, there's an upcoming anthology, Robbed of Sleep Volume 2, and my story, "You Can't Take it With You" will be in it. I'm pretty excited about it. And, just yesterday, I sent in my round two submission to the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Challenge. So, I've been busy. Just not blogging. Sorry. I really will try to be better.
Anyway, back to you. What have you been up to? What? The horse? Oh go on! He did not move out from behind that screen, that's impossible. What an imagination you have.
You have to go? But you just got here. Okay, I understand. Well thanks so much. I really do appreciate you being such a loyal visitor. Come again, soon, okay? Here, take some of these raisin tea biscuits with you. No, really, I insist. It's the least I can do.
Bye! Maybe next time I'll tell you the story...or not. Your choice.
