Bedtime Stories
Do our words really jump off the page?
I wrote a story roughly two years ago and some of its contents are alarming. I wrote another story a little under one year ago and those contents are just the same — what is going on — am I in some sort of Adam Sandler film?!
Last two dollars which is featured in my book Gemini will be the first one I tell you about.
This particular story isn’t as scary or thrilling and suspenseful as one would believe yet it is written based on the overall plot or theme of someone who’s having a bad week. Each day growing gradually more exhausting and annoying than the last, kind of written in a pessimistic point view, if you think about it.
Anyway, my main character’s name is Oscar and like most men, big O has his daily trials and tribulations which no one tends to truly care for. But when we examine this almost entirely fictitious story closely, O has striking similarities to me — though this was unintentional, I do recognize that fiction surely has its own way of being relatable and most people can see themselves in whatever story they’re reading. I heard that’s the only you can tell if a story is well-written is if you can see yourself in the shoes of the main character.
One part in particular concerning this story that may seem more or less bothersome.. one of his outlandish prayers had been answered and somehow, this same situation in the story occurred in real time for me but to a lesser degree than Oscar’s. Lucky fool.. Yeah, I’m jealous and I do not care if it’s made up. If you knew what I knew, you’d be a little jelly, too.
You know I can’t tell you the ending of the story, so definitely go cop the book to fully understand what I’m talking about.
Moving on, I really feel like I need to mind my thoughts and tongue because there’s no way that everything that I have written eventually happens.. and you guessed it, things do happen! Almost exactly how I wrote it. So sometimes I believe that I am either being pranked or my life is truly scripted. Like had you ever seen the film Stranger than fiction with Will Ferrell, Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson? Watch it. Bonkers and I am both.. writer and main character, obviously.
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Now this other story I was telling you about, it was written about two years ago. Man listen. It is titled Jeremiah’s Journal or The story of Jeremiah. One of them, I can’t remember. It is unedited and of course, unfinished yet I remember it like I had written it five minutes ago.. and this story, too, has presented itself recently. But when I say presented itself — this story has to be the diva of all stories because it is supposed to be a drama of sorts, right? Especially when you’re capturing the true essence of humanity. In doing so, I noticed that so many different things within this story are not only coming to pass but happen exactly as they’re written on the page.. word for damn word!!
LIKE JESUS, IS THAT YOU?
I’d have to go crate digging and find the notebook for you, so that I can fully illustrate my point, however, Jeremiah has a lady that he’s deeply interested in and apparently fallen head over heels for her. But there’s one problem? His career is getting in the way of what his heart wants and yearns for. Granted that is no excuse, people make time for what they prioritize, right? Check this out.
This story is about a freelance writer who’s ultimate goal is to be published, no matter if he lands book deals or goes the independent route; he is willing to achieve his goal by any means. He writes for a magazine. He runs his own platform and has a pretty decent fan base. Jerry is doing pretty well for himself, he also works, too. His taste essentially are my own because I drew certain parallels from my actual life and poured into his, I also used select elements from quite a few of my favorite artists and actors, as well.
But you wanna know something about people who are obsessed with their goals or too ambitious or purposeful? Some of their relationships suffer. Their relationships suffer in many different ways: time, effort, financial strife, communication, physical presence, etc. Trust me, I’ve done the research — on more than one occasion!
So you can obviously tell where this story is headed. At the beginning stages of his career, just as everything started to finally take off.. Jerry lost his woman because she was feeling neglected and lonely. And you know what? I’ve heard and seen this story play out, literally.
Every word that you see before your eyes is 100% true. So to some degree, I believe that all works of fiction are about either the author or his/her environment.
I am Jeremiah. I am Oscar. Apparently. I just wonder how much of me is truly poured into these individuals because it really makes no sense.. Oscar had a prayer answered in dramatic fashion only after two unfortunate losses. Jeremiah lost his lady due to trying to accomplish his dream and establish some true form of autonomy and stability over his professional life which would create the ideal life for everyone he comes into contact with.
Again, every word that you see before your eyes is 100% true.
So one begs to question: do our words jump off of the page soon after we write them or do the elements of all our stories coincide with The Lord’s divine plan for our life?
