Every fiction should have a moral; and what is more to the purpose, the critics have discovered that every fiction has.
In short, it has been shown that no man can sit down to write without a very profound design. Thus to authors in general much trouble is spared. A novelist, for example, need have no care of his moral. It is there - that is to say, it is somewhere - and the moral and the critics can take care of themselves. When the proper time arrives, all that the gentleman intended, and all that he did not intend, will be brought to light... together with all that he ought to have intended, and the rest that he clearly meant to intend; - so that it will all come very straight to the end.(1)
This is the long continuing story of two brothers which I have been writing, off and on, for the last few (four ? five ?) years. You might enjoy it, and then again...
For the most part, it is complete - I am currently in editor-mode to make it better (hopefully).
As for "A Dream So Sweet," if I ever sell this thing, what happens won't be so coincidental to the reader (there's a whole other half to this that is potential offensive to most people, and so I will not be placing it on-line).
I am not Brad !! Okay ? We may have a lot in common - the contents of his bedroom bear some resemblance to mine, we're both shy, we both smoke, both have similar names - but he's not meant to be me. The things he does or says are his own, molded by the context of the story. Likewise, I am not Kevin. As with all/most writers, I am present in the story only in the role of narrator (I just had to clarify that so people don't confuse me with the characters).
Finally,
I know I've broken the copyright laws with all of the song quotes, but as I am not trying to sell this, and I've noted the correct singers/groups, I decided to re-instate the references which I had originally made when first writting these stories. They have become - to me - part of the story. If the person(s) owning the copyright on any of the songs quoted does not wish their words presented here, please e-mail me and I will remove them asap.
Note: I should also add here that these stories do contain some profanity, so if you are offended by the odd use of the F* word (I think it's used 2 or 3 times throughout the existing 7 stories) than I suggest you do not read them. The sole purpose of placing those words in the stories is an attempt to be faithful to the way real people speak.
1. "Never Bet The Devil Your Head: A Tale With A Moral," Edgar Allen Poe, The Complete Tales And Poems of Edgar Allan Poe , 1985
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