“A Poet on a Couch”

I just finished the final* draft of my short story “A Poet on a Couch” for Ms. Elizabeth Hille’s class, English Composition: Narrative Storytelling. There’s a decent chance that I’ll be reading it tomorrow for the class, and if that goes really well, then maybe I’ll submit it to some competitions. And if you read it and enjoy it, then leave a comment to let me know!

Thank you to Ms. Hille and all of my classmates for all the useful feedback from the very first draft onward.

Also, special thanks to Stephanie Breijo, Elijah Colpitts, Krystal Kranz, Toby Mayer, Mason Prenevost, Chris Ramm, and Sabrina Wenske for top-notch editing and proofreading.

*Update: Heh, oops. I misunderstood. We read our stories, but we actually we have another week, so I’ll probably make some more changes after all. I’ll upload the actual final here on the 15th.

Update 2: As promised, I’ve uploaded the new version. Made more changes than I thought I would. The link points to it now.

Again, if you read it, please leave a comment (or at least vote in the unrelated poll).

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2 Responses to ““A Poet on a Couch””

  1. Emily Clare Galasso Says:
    December 28th, 2009 at 12:55 pm

    You know, if you ever need a fresh perspective or a keen eye, I'm more than willing to lend a hand. After all, writing is what I do best. And as someone who has entered a piece or 18 into writing competitions and come out pretty decently, if not on top, then I don't feel it's unfounded to think I'm a helpful editor.

    I rewrote that last sentence three times in order to cut out the cockiness and overconfidence, but what the hell. I am cocky and overconfident when it comes to writing.

  2. James Laslavic Says:
    December 28th, 2009 at 9:09 pm

    Heh heh, thanks. I'll keep that in mind. Do you have any of your work up anywhere?