Thursday, September 4, 2008

Meta Blog Writing

I've been thinking about the stories I have that I've thought about writing on this blog, and I'm realizing that I may have shown it to too many people who know me. Right now there's a story that I want to write about but I can't because a few people read this blog who know the guy involved and even though it's something that happened almost three years ago, it would confirm a lot of rumors that had been circulating - before, and after it happened
He had been a drinking buddy but one night after we'd both been out partying for hours, we ended up back in his room and he started talking to me different, looking at me with just a slightly greater intensity than seemed normal for him. I have this weird reflex reaction - especially when I'm drunk - when a straight boy starts making moves on me. I end up feeling guilty, and I usually try to make sure they know what they're about to do. With this guy I figured either he was drunk enough not to know or to get away with pretending he was. "I do this with all my friends at home," he said, as he pulled me into bed with him. And that changed things, for a little while.
But thinking back to this reminds me that the more people that I know who I show this blog to, the vaguer I'll have to be, the more doctoring I'll have to do on the details. This could have been a much more detailed post, but then that boy might know it's him when he reads this...

2 comments:

gagging said...

Stop being a tease. I think we have the right to get some more details!

Sue said...

Yeah, shit like that can keep you from writing good stories for years. But then like 20 years from now, think of all the great stories you will have. You just have to decide how much this person's feelings mean to you vs. how much you are willing to change vs. how much you can stand to wait. Until then, stick to fiction.