As the story opens, the main character is in
jail
a halfway house
after-shcool detention
a drunken stupor
Scranton
because he/she
overdosed.
saw a friend die.
had a car accident.
stole some bling.
killed a small child.
feels disaffected.
On the advice of his/her
counselor
doctor
therapist
favorite uncle
boyfriend/girlfriend
ouija board
he/she is
keeping a journal
writing a letter
making a video
creating free verse
spilling it all in a blog
about the traumatic past, during which his/her
mother
father
sister
best friend's little brother
puppy
favorite reality show hero
tragically
died.
overdosed.
got cancer.
committed suicide.
mixed plaids with stripes.
felt disaffected.
While recording these events, he/she meets a
girl
boy
doctor
hobbit
little kid
mystical wanderer
who is even worse off than the main character, and soon
dies,
runs away,
gets cancer,
commits suicide,
feels disaffected,
helping the main character realize that life
isn't so bad.
sucks the same for everyone.
has no meaning.
is rife with meaning.
sounds better in other people's blogs.
is just like a puppy.
Copyright © 2004 by David Lubar and Dian Curtis Regan
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