Down the Rabbit Hole

The Sliver of Gray

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DAY 759 April 5. 2016
Prompt: What are the examples of inner conflict in a main character that you can come up with? List them.

I don't think I've ever written a main character that wasn't conflicted in some tragic way. I've had a female vigilante, torn between her quest of justice and her own fragile moral code. I've had a mousy introvert take a job working for a Dominatrix and spend her days both tormented and strangely compelled by her bosses relationships to sin and lust. I've even had an angel tempted by a demon. I'm always drawn to the dichotomy inside, the thin line between light and darkness. I like exploring the limits, the silver of gray between what redeems and what condemns.


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DAY 1238 April 5, 2016
Prompt: Oops, Let's talk about a toy you broke as a child.



I can recall, with a painful clarity, my favorite toy from my childhood. It was a bath toy from the 70's, a floating replica of Gilligan's Island complete with plastic figures of the Captain, Gilligan, Maryann and Ginger and the Professor. Designed for play both in the bath and out, I carted this thing everywhere with me. I spent a lot of time at my grandmother's house and so it was inevitable it would end up there with me. I remember playing with it under the huge tree in her yard and having the idea occur to me that I should bury the characters. I did, of course, because I was a foolish kid. Then, after digging close to ten different holes, I still hadn't found them again. It was time to go home. Those plastic characters with their painted smiles and black-dotted eyes were lost to the ages...even the lovely little Maryann who had been my favorite. I can't image what had possessed me to do it to this day.