Dances With Vampires ([info]yahtzee63) wrote in [info]arcadia100,
@ 2004-03-17 13:57:00
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"A New Form of God" -- response #2
The store window shattered, glass spraying everywhere. Gripping his baseball bat, the homeless man began hammering at the sidewalk, howling wordlessly. People screamed and ducked; Joan fell to her knees behind the counter.

Next to her, her mother grabbed the cellphone and dialed 911. Joan whispered, "Oh, my God. Mom --"

"He’s crazy, honey. He probably needs some medication. Your dad will send a squad car over - it’s okay --"

"Do you think I will always be safe?" the homeless man screamed through a toothless mouth. "Do you think I will never hurt you?"

Joan shivered. "No."


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[info]thehush
2004-03-17 11:55 am UTC (link)
*blinks*

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[info]willowfire78
2004-03-17 03:23 pm UTC (link)
...woah... I really can't think of any really good response, except that this was really really good. Very powerful! And very original too. Great job!

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[info]yahtzee63
2004-03-17 06:27 pm UTC (link)
Thanks. I figure, if you look at all the things that are called "God's will," you have to accept that God's will is sometimes a terrible thing. Anyway, thanks for the FB!

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[info]trivher
2004-03-19 03:28 pm UTC (link)
:::applauds:::

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[info]yahtzee63
2004-03-19 10:44 pm UTC (link)
Thank you so much!

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[info]ireadthat
2004-03-20 02:21 pm UTC (link)
Oh. My. Goodness.

This is *intense* and frightening, and it feels very, very *real.* This drabble is definitely going up on my recs journal.

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[info]yahtzee63
2004-03-20 03:17 pm UTC (link)
Thanks so much! And I love your icon, btw.

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[info]ireadthat
2004-03-20 03:42 pm UTC (link)
Brand new icon to go with the brand new recs journal. You can snag a copy yourself, if you want, from http://www.livejournal.com/users/babycakesicons/5501.html.

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