by qhml1
Did you write two different stories?
At the end of chapter one, the way it is set up is that you didn't have anything to do with Sandy for ten months.
That with Sammi, is where all of the bullshit is suppose to happen.
But now you have the bullshit with Sandy...
Your story needs cleaning up, do you have an editor?
So which is it? Two chapters written by two different people or are you writing two different stories?
Confusing...
Almost boring but you are a good writer. If it's not finished please finish it. Thanks for sharing.
Nevertheless this is a " fun read ". It is definitely taking the scenic route in relating how narrator got his heart twisted in the here & now. The brisk dialogue and self effacing personal profile helps more then a little.
For being exposed to the world as a working musician ,he is pretty naive about women. I just might have been there myself & so cannot scorn him overmuch for that quality.
You have to watch those waitresses , man. They drain you of bodily fluids till you dry up like a husk at their place but rarely have anything of substance to eat/ drink . Why should they? Guys flirt and beg for their favors the whole work day. Want the complete whore in bed, cook in kitchen you better try mail order brides from any number of impoverished Asian countries or set time machine for 1950's.
Deal me in please, for the next installment. Hope he gets just a little more savvy next time at bat or this could get wearisome in quick hurry.
In terms of letting a woman drive your hard-earned customized 'whip'- Check any ' Smokey & Bandit ' fragmentary memories. Do you remember the great scene where Sally Field took over the wheel & Burt Reynolds sat passively in bitch seat of Trans Am ? ...I don't either.
for me. I must be going blind if it was as bad as the Mouse had it. The story and descriptions are very interesting. Another commentator also had eyesight problems. Oh well. For whomever wants a fun read this is a good one!
Nice job laying the groundwork and investing us in the charaters. Hope to read the rest soon.
Keep up the story and thanks for writing
Mild confusion in a few places requiring a reread but it all still works.
Lots of directions to go, interesting read so far.
A five this time, but let's get moving. Set up's good. Let the story begin!
Time to reel us in before we break line Really enjoying your writing style !
Liked the first chapter better...Got annoyed as to who John and Carrie/Carry were...still not sure...even after a reread...do not have the patience to reread the first part/chapter 1...I assume those characters must be there...still don't know why it was important to know who she chose...John Kerry? Other than this bete noir, I thoroughly enjoyed this story. Fun read.
by calling them the "toxic" twins. So in the next chapter(s) we can be sure that Sammi betrays him too. I also am curious who john and cary are. sammi will probably cheat with the mysterious john since sandy did cary. Still a decent read.
Well it's not green grass and high tides yet, but he did sing I used to love her. Playing the field two or three at a time sure is hard work, mentally. It is also two or three times the problems.
I am amazed he let the broad drive his hot rod. Can a man be pussy whipped before he even gets it? :)
The transition between the first and second chapters is weak and confusing. The third paragraph of Chapter 2 started a flashback, but I didn’t realize it for several moments because my head was back at the end of Chapter 1.
And Sandy and Sammi? How about using names that are different enough not to be confusing to those of us suffering from senior moments?
And regarding the new dance club, was it Sammi’s idea and when did she communicate that to Wiley? Then she started asking about the van…..the flow of the story got garbled here. And then the dancing……….who grabbed Wiley? Yes, I quickly figured out it was Linda, but you were not clear.
Then Sandy leaves to take care of her mother and now I get confused again. What is the time frame between Sandy’s leaving and Wiley’s visit? Was it the six weeks mentioned in the following paragraph?
And finally, you mentioned that Sandy was gone for 10 months before returning in the next to last paragraph of Chapter 1. Where in your timeline are we now? The second month after Sandy left? Remember those six weeks I mentioned above?
Please take some time (or get an editor) to make the story flow better. I think it is really a good read and I enjoy your writing. Just take some time and catch these minor inconsistencies. I'm looking forward to your next installment.
Thank you and please keep writing.
I did not understand why I kept reading ch.01; it seemed pointless. But I did read, so it must be the author's skill to keep just enough interest in his story -- congrats. Ch.02 makes the story interesting, and I am waiting to read how the apparent inconsistency others have noted is resolved as the fabric of the story is revealed.
BTW, a '69 Mach1 was a bitch to drive with 4 forward gears, front end heavy, rear end weightless -- but with three? Yuk!
I hope you finish the story. I'd like to see where this goes.
I'm a bit confused, but it's been two weeks between the two chapters (For me. I don't know how quickly you've written it)
Will you finish this? At least when JR wound up in the hospital, we knew when the next installment would be.
First off, interesting story. Second, as a mormon I find it kind of offensives that you grouped it with poligamy. While in the same state, Mormons are Christians and have no relation whatsoever to poligamy. Please do your research before further spreading religious inaccuracies.
Again I could easily identify with the story line.
Thanks
While it is true that the Mormons have officially banned polygamy, this is a relatively new occurence. This truth must be spread but at the same time, however unjustly, Mormons are still known for polygamy, and it is going to take time for the truth to spread. It is perfectly acceptable for the character in this story to lump Mormonism with polygamy b/c that has been true for many years now; at the same time, thank you for taking the time to set the record straight.
As for the story, it seems a bit rushed. 4 stars.
for the life of me I can't see the difference between the free love commune movement of the 60's and 70's with polygamy. funny that for some reason a piece of paper makes a man supporting to or more families a criminal, and no paper at all means some guy knocking up has many women he can get to live with him, a solid citizen.
the punishment for polygamy should be to allow polygamy, despite what I write in my stories.
They competed and then moved on - he is in for a world of shit - especially since he is choosing Sammi second -
Well, what did she think was going to happen when she didn't simply tell him she found someone else?
And what was the point in lying about seeing her mother every day? All that did was give him the chance to catch her in another lie. All she had to say was that she was doing better and she didn't need to see her every day.
Still can't remember what happens, though his last line says a lot!
I realize that she didn't want to tell him over the phone, but given how long it was going to be until she expected to see him, she had to tell him.
You misunderstood. In chapter 1, the situation between Sandy and Sammy resolved itself when Sandy went home to her mother, which we just saw. Then she was gone for 10 months, that we haven’t seen yet.
Someone splain what is clearly an obvious comment I am misding, pleade? Thank you.
Who is John and Carry? Did you skip their introductions? Good cheating slut story...
You can find good wife material in bars but your odds are better elsewhere
And getting better. I do agree with another comment, finding anyone worth more than a one-night-stand, or at best, a few dates, in a bar, is about as likely as winning the lottery. Oh, and just for the record, John and Carrie ( later spelled Carry) were briefly mentioned about half way through page two. Looking forward to seeing the next chapter.
We tend to get carried away in these stories about cheating sluts but I guess that's the genre. Probably just as many cheating assholes around to. I always remember high school when some guy was dating two different girls and they didn't know about each other, then they found out and the guy played hell getting another girl the rest of the year. Seeing those games and that young (1960) I swore I would never cheat and never have in 60 years. Great story, humor, love, commitment no commitment. Keep up the good work
At the end of chapter 1 it says, "By the time she came back ten months later." So, did she break her engagement?
Who are John and Carry? Her future husbands? A slut is a slut is a slut!!! You can't change the stripes on a zebra! If this story does not pick up steam, real steam, I am one chapter away from moving on to something better.
4*
BJ
Qhmt1,
I love your Taste in Cars!!! Ford Mustangs I always drooled over the 'Stang McQueen drove in Bullitt. Until I saw ...Eleanor in 'GONE in 60 seconds". But any Mustang will do. Oooo especially a Shelby tricked out one
"I didn't want you to find out like that" Boom and drops the mike. How did she want him to find out? She was living 900 miles away why not just say over the phone that it was over and she had met somebody else. Cowardly behaviour. Especially after asking him to go exclusive in their last conversation. Not much comfort but at least he found out before engagement and marriage what she was like. Let's see how the other shoe drops. Feeling sorry for the guy to be shafted by 2 women. Same as I would if it was the other way round. Good story enjoying the journey. Thanks BardnotBard