It is a a bit of a war story I know, but there are no heroe's so i hope it breaks the mould a little.
Secondly we have a story I've been penning characters and plot details for about two weeks and I feel it's ready to take to the next stage of development; namely writing a draft and posting it, seeing if it needs revising and doing so if it does. I'm constantly changing my plot or what happens to my main characters in any story, but this one I feel touches certain feelings within me when I think about it.
It's called 'Good Day, Mr Chuckleberry.' It's about a world where fascism and extremism won the second world war and as a result in modern society, there is discrimination and murder against people with disabilities, a prejudice like never before. A murder is seen taking place and soon it's placed; by the murderer of all people on a black, blind man who is soon accused and nearly lynched by an angry mob of people, who believe the SS Officer (the murderer). As his house is set on fire, a young boy who witnessed the murder but was too scared to speak up rescues the blind man and together they go on an adventure to seek that 'special land' where everyone is equal and free... but first they have to escape the manhunt that's on the lookout for them.
Thirdly, I have a story about a group of vigilantes set during a time of dictatorship in England, in the not-too-far future. I wrote this up last year, long before I knew anything of the watchmen or the comic book, so i won't apologise for something that might seem like a rip-off because secondly it isn't and thirdly, its' nothing like the watchmen. I can't wait to post this story either.
Lastly, this other project I have in the pipeline is about a young Irish kid who lives in Dublin during the troubles of N.Ireland and Ireland. His dad is killed when on tour of duty in the British Army and he soon finds that his loyalist family are picked on and harassed by certain republicans in his neighborhood. The bullying starts getting out of hand and when he befriends a young catholic kid, it soon becomes war. This story I have called 'The Belfast Boy' may change a little as it gets nearer to the time.
That's all folks, comment if you want!
Mike
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