Good opening Markus. Glenda appears to be the foe based on what you’ve written so far, and I can’t wait to hear how she’s responsible for her fall from grace.

You’ve painted a really good picture, and I already have a visual and impressions of the surroundings, her living quarters, her attitude, and her. Great job.

Anna - Very nice job of adapting your hobby to your situation. Ha!

Simon - Yes, I will move this tale to my story blog. My normal process (in the last few stories, anyway) is to post the initial chapter here and then move it.

It’s been a while since my last fictional foray.

One Wink - Thanks! This one isn’t sci-fi like the last one, so you’ll probably enjoy it more.

Mark, this is awesome. I hung on every word.

So, do you plan to truck this over to your story blog, or shall it unfold here in all it’s nascent glory? This Regular Life of yours may not sit so well with Bernie’s. Her life may have become regular to her, but not, I wot, to the vast majority of us, who will come to learn of her in short order.

(I’m halfway through a bottle of port this evening, err… morning now, and just on my way to bed, so you’ll of course forgive my forward method of questioning.)

Since Bernie’s been waiting so long to be fleshed out, I look forward to bearing witness to her rebirth, of sorts.

Hey….you know how you are “adapting” your hobbie? You will appreciate my new post tonight. You just never know when creativity hits…even if it is painful!

Have a good weekend!

Moksha - I think you were supposed to wonder about that, if I wrote it right. So, mission accomplished!

Simon - Your assumption was right, and yes, at least one major reason already has been written.

Bernie was born of an idea I had at age 15. I saw a shack on a vacant lot in my hometown and wondered… what if someone had to live in that? So, I pulled a chair up to my mother’s typewriter and wrote a one-page story about Bernie. Beginning, middle, end.

Now, I’ve decided to flesh it out into something more substantial. Bernie’s been waiting a long time.

Very nicely set up. And also good to hear that you have more instalments in the can already. I assumed the whole time that it was a present day type setting. There’s obviously a story to Bernie’s downfall from at least relative luxury, and a certain resignation to her current state. I look forward to see where this one goes. Have fun heading home!

Have a safe flight, my friend.

Dave - For once, I have an idea where it’s going. In fact, I have the first six installments already “in the can” (but always subject to my revision-happy eye!)

Thanks for that Star Wars toys that look like other celebrities link over on your blog! The few I had time to look at right now were pretty good (I’m in an airport). I left a comment over there, too.

Have a great weekend.

Great start Mark…. I wonder where this one will go!

Have a great weekend bud… ps, check out my blog as there’s something special for you there.. *chuckling*