Hourglass Challenge

[prudentia.livejournal.com]

I've never written anything before. And I can't believe I'm actually posting this here. Even the feedback is awesome.

Just an idea I had. An idea in exactly 100 words.

Religious Experiences or What's in a Name

Barbara and Damian looked on proudly as the priest drew a wet cross on their son's forehead. ‘I name this child Stanley Raymond...’ The baby sobbed bitterly.

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Stella stood beside him, a fairy princess in tulle and lace. ‘Do you, Stanley Raymond Kowalski, take this woman...?’ He cringed, hearing muffled sniggering behind him. Christ, he would never live this down.

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Weak sunlight filtered into the dark tomb. ‘Your name is Stanley Kowalski?’ the nutjob he’d been partnered with asked incredulously. He turned round angrily. ‘Look, my dad...’

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‘Ray, Ray, Ray, Ray...Ray’, moaned Fraser as he spiralled to orgasm. Ray smiled.

Comments

[bethbethbeth.livejournal.com]

'I name this child Stanley Raymond...’ The baby sobbed bitterly.

Hee!

This is totally fantastic; people should be directed to read this anytime the "Stan" debate cycles around. *g*

You've *really* never written anything before? Excellent start!

-Beth

[ajinamoto.livejournal.com]

I used to go nuts when people would refer to RayV as the "Real Ray." He's the Real Ray Vecchio, they're both Really Rays.

[prudentia.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

Of course, there isn't anything fundamentally wrong with the name Stanley; I once had a guinea pig called Stanley of whom I was extremely fond. It's just that it is so not Ray. And he seems to have been the only one in his family with the sense to see it.