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RE: Missing Time (A Short Story In Five Parts ~ Part One)
Damn Eric this good stuff you wrote here but I don't know how much of this is fiction. Could it be just the names and town? Regardless... I am on to part 2 of this great work.
Sult
Thank you my friend! Like most of my fiction it's an amalgam/mosaic of things and people that I've crossed paths with or heard about second-hand. I was afraid people would be tripped up by all the flashbacks but it hasn't seemed to be much of an issue. I'm glad you're enjoying it. I have two more like this in the works. My goal is to get accepted by the New Yorker this year and I won't stop until I do. How's 2020 treating you so far? We're off to Arizona next week for a couple of weeks to thaw out. I hope to have one more short story done before we get back.
Eric,
You are going to force me to come back here to steemit at least to read my feed if nothing else.
I haven't ever read a copy of the New Yorker but if you get in there I will start reading it.
My 2020 has started off with a bang... this is my busy time with trade shows and customer training events. Been on the road the first three weeks of January and two events in Houston this past week. Converted two big accounts this month from our competitor's product over to ours in the last two weeks. Plus one of the brands we represent just released a new product that is getting great reviews by the contractors who tested it so we look for big things to come with that item. I appreciate you asking... gave me a chance to pat myself on the back.
January 30th marked my one year anniversary with the company and both of the owners came to town to take me to lunch and tell me how much they appreciate what I have done so far. Such a good feeling to be working with people who know how tough this game is and take the time to say "thank you".
I thought this was going to be a four part story but it looks like I was mistaken , funny thing though, I was going to ask you to stretch it out a little farther if you could as I am enjoying this read.
Sult
The short stories and cartoons are what make the magazine what it is for me. One of my idols, James Thurber, (also from Columbus, OH) pretty much invented their trademark one-panel cartoon.
If you still have all that time on the road you should check out The New Yorker Fiction podcast during your drives. I've been listening to it for the past few years trying to train my ear to what kind of fiction they publish. It's made me a much better writer. Here's a link: https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/fiction
Congratulations on all of those great accomplishments! I can't believe you've been at the job a year already. I'm glad they recognize your contributions. So many companies don't do that these days. It sounds like a win-win relationship for the both of you.
I did have "four parts" mentioned in the titles but had to go back and revise them all when I noticed I misjudged the length. Math isn't one of my strengths, apparently. Lol.
Glad you're enjoying this so far. The next two will be more science fiction. One is about time travel, the other about a near future where humans and machines are merged as one.