[Report This]Date: February 14 2015 7:57 AM Title: Chapter 25: Extracurricular Activity
@ Olo: Maybe one of the Wicked Stepmothers. As the foot-fetishists might say: she'd be a "shoe-in," ;-)
Author's Response:
That pun was every bit as painful as I expected it would be when Olo asked that question.
Date: February 13 2015 7:36 PM Title: Chapter 25: Extracurricular Activity
Nice story you have here. Looking forward to more.
Author's Response:
Thanks! More is on the way.
[Report This]Date: February 13 2015 3:13 PM Title: Chapter 25: Extracurricular Activity
What a cool idea. I'm starting to view this story through different eyes. Seeing this as an entirely plausible situation has greatly enhanced my enjoyment from this story. I'm really looking forward to seeing him trying to persuade his mom but also him actually in the play. It would be neat to see this not rushed through. I'd like to see him fitted for wardrobe, him just rehearsing in street clothes and him possibly getting stage fright. You've given yourself quite the avenue.
aaron
PS especially liked when all of Erica's friends were listening in and where more than willing to help him with girls. A very cute scene.
Author's Response:
Thanks for reading/reviewing. I'm glad to hear you find the story plausible, minus the part about a five-inch kid. Don't worry; just like with the rest of this story, I won't be rushing anything! ;)
Date: February 13 2015 3:05 PM Title: Chapter 25: Extracurricular Activity
It's nice to see how many people he has looking out for him. Erica's friends seem to love him like a brother, and are protective of him like big sisters.
Author's Response:
This is definitely true. Certainly they are more outwardly affectionate toward Peter than Erica is.
Date: February 13 2015 2:29 PM Title: Chapter 25: Extracurricular Activity
Which role did you have in mind for her, Cary? I don't see her self-image permitting her to play the cow.
Author's Response: If this was, in fact, Into the Woods, Sharon might be best suited to the giant's wife.
Date: February 13 2015 2:03 PM Title: Chapter 25: Extracurricular Activity
Delightful. I continue to be impressed by the fine balance you are able to maintain between Peter's precarious situation and optimism for his future. Every person he meets is a new opportunity for aid or menace (or, often, both).
I do think it would be basic courtesy not to use the word "crush" so casually around someone in Peter's condition.
Author's Response:
Thanks for saying that about the balance; that's definitely one of my main focuses with this story.
Luckily (or unluckily) for Peter, he's probably heard enough size-related puns by this point in his life that words like "crush" hardly register.
[Report This]Date: February 13 2015 12:17 PM Title: Chapter 25: Extracurricular Activity
Hmmmm! It sounds like Ms. Park is doing a retitled version of Stephen Sondheim's "Into The Woods." And the only true downside I can see, to Mrs. Clark's giving Peter permission to do the audition, is that someone else might be present. Someone who probably already considers herself the drama queen of the school in every sense of the word. Here's a hint: silvery hair and matching eyes? As much as I like Sondheim's musical, I think it would've been infinitely improved with the inclusion of Tom Thumb. And that's not a bad guess about Sharon, though with or without her present, Peter will still have his fair share of obstacles.
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Date: February 13 2015 8:21 AM Title: Chapter 25: Extracurricular Activity
Can't wait to see his mom's reaction. "What!? you wanna play Tom Thumb?, ERICA you know that your brother is taking drug?"haha
Author's Response:
Well, given Peter's mother's level of paranoia, that may not even be a joke!