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[seekingferret]

Reveals were shortly before Shemini Atzeres, so I barely had a chance to comment, but for jukebox_fest, the exchange for stories based on songs, I was blessed to receive two stories! They are both pretty neat, and you should check them out.

"Closing time" takes Tom Waits's "The Piano Has Been Drinking" as the surreal inspiration for a completed soused exploration of and tribute to a dive bar's final moments.

"Miracle Worker" is a silly story that takes Dan Bern's "Jerusalem" and translates it into the actual life experiences of Dan Bern, Jerusalem Syndrome sufferer.

Both of them are a hell of a lot of fun. Both kept making me laugh, and I am really grateful that I got two stories out of the deal somehow. Written for me! EEE!

Tomorrow I think I get my fic_corner gift, which is exciting, though I am more nervous about the reveal of my own story for that exchange than I was about the reveal of my story for jukebox_fest. So we shall see.

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[morbane]

I'm sorry about the bad timing. (Original plan for the fest was "before Yuletide gets big" and "can't do anything in last weekend of September"; given the way things, esp. Yuletide things, turned out, I could have had reveals tomorrow, and given people a little more writing time, but this is what you learn by doing.)

I haven't even had a chance to read the stories you got, but all the stories I've read so far are really good. I want to leave squee on everything...

I am so looking forward to my fic_corner gift. One of my stories I'm feeling great about, the other - not so much. All will be revealed soon.

[seekingferret]

Don't worry, the timing wasn't really a problem, I just wanted to explain why I hadn't had a chance to post about the reveals yet.