dream: novel's last line
Feb. 21st, 2006 09:39 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
trochee"What are you in the blimp?", he asked.
"I'm the girl next door."
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In my dream, this was very clearly the last line of a novel. It's also the only piece that I remember. I awoke, knowing that I needed to write it down. And now that I look at it, I think it must be a happy ending to steampunk SF.
Apparently, the Language Log articles on the subject (and the collection they reference) had more of an impact than I thought.
"I'm the girl next door."
In my dream, this was very clearly the last line of a novel. It's also the only piece that I remember. I awoke, knowing that I needed to write it down. And now that I look at it, I think it must be a happy ending to steampunk SF.
Apparently, the Language Log articles on the subject (and the collection they reference) had more of an impact than I thought.
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Date: 2006-02-22 05:15 am (UTC)Yeah, that language is why I liked the line too. Not sure it fits with my genre though, but you never know. Sounds like a good theatre line too!
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Date: 2006-02-22 11:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-22 11:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-23 05:28 am (UTC)