NoTalentHack
Corrupting Influence
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You know when I say that Loving Wives gives some of the best, most useful comments? This right here on At the End of the Tour:
Shit, I kind of wish I'd written that in an actual story. Now I gotta paraphrase.
Yes, I enjoyed this story more than Funeral Dirge for a Fairy Tale; however, both do have merit and are aptly named. So kudos!
We all construct our identities in a specific way and clearly, Ellie has deemed herself a princess and Tim the shining knight. But reality is different, as we see. And good on Tim. The truth is that you don’t want to be known as “the nicest” or “the best” because those aren’t in-the-trenches reality. People are thoughtless at times, forgetful, and sometimes lazy. You shatter your own bubble when you idolize someone and create a permission structure on that flawed characterization. “So and so would never…” well, they might. And Tim did.
Shit, I kind of wish I'd written that in an actual story. Now I gotta paraphrase.