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A movie clip

Now, I don’t want you to think that I’ve forgotten all about the movie. I mean, a GIANT SQUID attacking Moscow!? Sounds far-fetched, doesn’t it, or even unbelievable? And then when the space aliens invade and the SQUID attacks them because it realizes the bigger danger?

No, I haven’t forgotten anything. But I’ve been working on a new story, and it’s been coming along fantastically. I’ve got a long time to work on it. I’m thinking a couple of months. I would mind a Beta Reader to take a look at it. That’s a person that reads it and looks for simple mistakes in the text. Things like…continuity. Character, spelling, that sort of thing. And the big question, whether it can be construed as cultural misappropriation. I want to say right off the top, they I don’t give a shit about that sort of thing, but my daughter told me I have to keep it in mind, because I’m writing a story about a gay man.

I don’t want you to think that I’m insensitive. I’m not totally insensitive. But if you think I am, that’s on you, not me. If I label a Gay man a Homo, it’s because that’s what they were called back then. They were called that when I was growing up. I don’t think they were labelled Gay until the 70s, or maybe even the 80s. Back in the Second World War, they were Homosexuals on the books, so to say you’re offended would be a good thing, because that means you’re looking at history and angry at what you see. You can’t change history, you have to accept it for what it is.

So…Beta Readers? Anyone? And while you’re at it, think of a good title. The title at the moment is: WE ARE GOLDEN. The excerpt you’ll be reading is 3400 words. It’s the opening of the story.

But now, without further ado, let’s get back to the space invaders and the Giant Squid…