It’s not too easy to do this storyline without coming across as overly… well, I don’t even know what word to use here. Erudite? Introspective? Analytical? No – I got it. Self-important.
Fact of the matter is, the whole reason DtC is back is simply this: because I’m still alive. Nearly wasn’t so back in December: this story wouldn’t have come to be, but for my already being in a hospital with my daughter when I suddenly needed my own room. Lots ‘o tests and even more drugs later, and here I am with DtC on front burner again.
Like most confrontations with mortality, mine exposed one glaring thing to me – I had unfinished business. I knew there were still strips to do and stories to tell, but now there was a tighter focus. There were two stories I wanted to leave behind, be they received well or not. This series is one of them.
Yes, it’s an introspective. As Penny runs through a series of encounters in the five “books”, she’ll be on a journey through her own existence – which naturally means I’m digging through my own junk & baggage in the process. I really am kinda writing for myself this time. The story as it stands, has me investigating several aspects of Penny’s persona, goals, and existence, and by extension, my own. Maybe I’ll finally get some things figured out!
Thanks for coming along. And please don’t judge too harshly until the story’s done! 🙂
