31 Plays in 31 Days, #17 - “Let Me Tell You”

So this could turn into something fun, but right now it doesn’t have enough direction. It would be fun to do another Justin Hawking story in the vein of Gentlemen Never Tell, but right now I only have bits and pieces of ideas. I like the idea that each time we tell a Justin story, it comes in the form of a semi-tall tale Justin is recounting to a loved one, so today’s scene is noodling around with a frame for such a story. In this case, I chose Reggie, Nathaniel and Clara’s son and Justin’s nephew, who like his sister Beatrice is finally old enough to be depicted onstage. This scene doesn’t really know what it’s doing yet— what the story is about, what it’s trying to say, what the set up is— but I like the idea of Justin as Fun But Maybe a Bad Influence Uncle in Reggie’s life.



( Day #17 - Let Me Tell You )

100,000 on hits on AO3

Last night I caught my stat counter when it reached 100,000 hits, which is a pretty exciting milestone. It's not anything crazy; as you can see I've had a profile on AO3 since near the beginning of the site, and I've got things posted that I wrote back in the early 2000's, so it's taken me quite a long time to get to this point. But I've written some good stuff, stories I'm very proud of. And honestly nearly half of those hits are on one piece, which far and away is the most popular thing I've ever written. I try not to base my esteem on my own work by how many people read it, but looking at this makes me feel good. I'm glad there are those out there who have enjoyed reading my stories.