Unreliable Narrator

My name is Harry today. I chose it because it's boring. Boring and plain. Like toast. She never says it but I can tell she always wants me to be more like toast. Let's see what a name can do...

"Harry" didn't go so well. If I were toast like she wanted, then the toaster caught fire and exploded all over everything. Things just happen to me, no matter what my name is or how many times a day I say a curse word. It wasn't my fault that she sent me into one of those fits!

Sometimes I talk so much that I think my mouth might fall off and get all dusty when it hits the carpet. I wish I didn't talk so much... Especially to her.

There's nothing more in this world that I want than to just not be with her... I'd give anything to NOT be with her... She's so ugly and-- and-- undesirable.

(incomplete)

Inspired by Poe's "Tell-tale Heart".

Dale.

Duplicity

I watched Duplicity (Julia Roberts, Clive Owen) on dvd last night and it was really good! I appreciated it as a viewer and from a writing standpoint as well. The dialogue was snappy and intelligent and so was the story. The ending really impressed me as well because it was different, but the perfect way to conclude everything at the same time.*

*The above positive review may have been affected by the conditions in which I watched the movie; with insanely delicious chocolate chip cookies, milk, and unbeatable company. ;)

I'm reading The Crucible because it's one of the Year 12 VCE English texts for this year, and I decided it would be fun to go back to high school and pretend to be a Year 12 student again. Or maybe I'm just reading it because I'm tutoring a girl who's doing Year 12 English this year. Or maybe I am a figment of your imaginorium... Regardless, it is different reading a play again. Quite different.

In fiction-writing (at uni) we've been discussing unreliable narrators, such as the murderer in Poe's 'Tell Tale Heart'. I quite like the idea of the narrator telling you one story, when in actuality something entirely different is happening, and the reader has to piece that together for him/herself. We did an exercise in class in which we had to write a short piece told by an unreliable narrator that was slightly kookoo. I handed it in at the end of class but should get it back on Monday, and if I do I will post it up on here. It's only very short - had barely 15 minutes to write it. Nevertheless I was quite happy with it. It started with, "Today my name is Harry." Which was inspired by someone stealing my name badge at Coles, and me being 'Justin' for the last few days.

Well, that's about it for things on my mind at the moment. Yes, it's an exciting place my headspace. Very echoey. :)

Sorry for the break in posts. And thanks for your research into the Latin language Luke. Maybe you could find out what the words for 'Nag', 'Pester' and 'Bother' are. I might need an array of Latin words to describe someone's behaviour of late. :P

Dale.