About sarah_linnLocation: East Lansing, Michigan Age:22 Website: http://publishorbust.livejournal.com/ Favorite novels: Dry, Running With Scissors, The Virgin of Flames, White Oleander. Favorite writers: Augusten Burroughs, Janet Fitch. Favorite music: Don't listen to music. Maybe that's why my writing sucks. Non-noveling interests: Judging people, reading, organizing, setting goals for my life that I won't follow through because I'm too busy planning them out. |
Joined: Octubre 6, 2008 This Year: Official Participant NaNoWriMo History: NaNoWriMo posts: 46 NaNoWriMo buddies: 7
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Brief Author Bio: Sarah Linn is a student at MSU. She majors in Advertising and Creative Writing and is hoping to graduate before all the financial aid is depleted. |
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Synopsis:
Susan's husband kills himself and she realizes that she didn't really love him. Oh, and the cops think she killed him. So she volunteers at a suicide hotline to ease her guilt and make herself look innocent. Everything works out fine until a caller tells her that she's going to help him kill himself and persuades her to meet him in person.
Excerpt:
"I opened the fridge and grabbed one of your Bud Lights. It was the only alcohol we had. The fridge was filled with takeout containers and Tupperware filled with Joann’s 'Sorry your husband off’ed himself' food. I really should go through the decaying food and throw it out, but right now I need a drink."
"When I was done my hands were shaking and I had seven bags full of you. I then went back into the half empty closet to my clothes. They had you all over them. Your hand on the arm of my purple blouse when we would kiss goodbye in the mornings. Your khaki pants touching my black dress pants when would sit on the couch watching movies.
My clothes were diseased, contaminated."
"'Well fuck it. I’m only here because the cops thought that I murdered my husband. I don’t even know why I’ve stayed so long. My alibi was true. I was at work,' she paused to make sure she had everyone’s attention. 'I hate what you’re doing here. If someone really wants to kill themselves, like my husband, they’re going to do it. They’re not going to call here. These people are just lonely assholes looking for sympathy when they should be out looking for friends because that’s what they really want.'
'That’s enough,' Keith said.
Susan stopped. She hadn’t realized how worked up she had gotten. Her head felt hot and her whole body was shaking. Finding it pointless to argue with some sucker for sympathy who would just pity her when that’s not what she was going for, she grabbed her coat and purse. Her phone rang one last time and before her boss could stop her she picked it up.
'Kill yourself!' She yelled before hanging up."
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