As I was trying to find my old story, "Of Natural Causes", I came across some shit that blows my mind.

Here, for the first time via internet, is a short-short written for a friend before moving, early 91.  And, go figure... it, too, is titled "Of Natural Causes". 

I'm adding it as a spoiler so guest don't read it.  I will type-up my old chronicle of stories that I came up with, equipped with plot summary and shit.  God, I'm such a neurotic.

Typed as-is, no grammatical or spelling corrections.  I could care less.  I was just a kid.  I'm sure you can make out what I meant. 

Obviously inspired by 1972's Tales from the Crypt "Reflection of Death" and Lovecraft's "The Outsider".  And some musical influences, too.

Also, Iraq devastating the US?  :laughing:

Yeah, but I only had one hour in the computer lab (Macs, back in the day... remember, I was only a kid ) so it was a quickie to come up with a story on-the-spot and give it to my friend before I left town.  He became a "zombie" due to the nuclear fallout that had occurred after his death, which resulted in him eating himself since he had no other flesh to eat, slowly dying from eating plagued meat.

I suckest much very. 

I'm thinking of finally writing (in FULL, and not just one paragraph) my Mind of Cobwebs story.  I know I'm no good, but I could always get an editor.

One thing in the story will probably bug the hell out of people since it will be revealed in another story, is what really happened behind closed doors with one of the main characters.  It adds a bit more mystery, but I don't know if others will think of this as an open-ended event since it is critical in the climax, or if they will be satisfied with it as the character beats around the bush and vaguely tells the main character what had occurred.

It should be the second part in a three part spiritual series, but I feel so fricking compelled to write this.  It's been bugging the hell out of me.


Here's what I have written in my 2nd revision of plot/story summaries (10 Dec 1997):

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Contains actual spoilers and explanation of story


I know exactly how this is all going to go, but piecing it together to fit with two other stories is where I find confusion.

If the above summary was shit, or if you want more of a detailed description, buzz me.

What was awesome?  The plotline of Mind of Cobwebs, the short Penance, the original Of Natural Causes?  Me so confused.   :'(

Nothing on here was written just a year ago.  This is allll very old shit that I've come across.  But, I am very appreciative of your enthusiasm on reading what you had.  Thanks.

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Speaking of coming across...

As I was trashing/cleaning and what-not in my slit-wrist phase of life, I found several things of interests.  Since this thread/forum is for writing, I'll just stick to that.

I wanted to pull some old notes that I have kept for nearly 20 years (some span close to 25) on a few stories that I have come up with.  One in particular, originally titled Child's Play (after the film was released, another name I hinted to was Friends, and we know that can't be used anymore--- now permanently set in stone as Zyon's Retreat), is what I wanted to find so I can begin the character development, timeline, and many essential things which coincide with 2 other stories.  Basically, I'm attempting to write 2 full stories at one time and a partial of a third (as I told Graham, this is going to take 10 years minimal)... all related in some way.

As I grabbed a notepad, a spiral notebook, and several (and I mean SEVERAL) miscellaneous scrap pieces of paper and bar napkins pertaining to Zyon's Retreat, I found some things that relate to the story and some things that can stretch to any of the three tales.


(isn't that a different way of saying another popular quote?  seems all too familar)




(now you know how I've come to alter my real name, my drawing ID being Manifestant, and my tat/site name Zyon's Retreat)



(graham-- that 'psych' part remind of you of that Calvin-n-Hobbes strip you posted, don't it, in which Calvin is medicated?)



Some stuff is sooo old, I have a nursery rhyme insert taken from my old children's bedtime book... which I haven't seen since I was 10-11 years old (84-'85), and I cannot for the life of me find this online.

(used for intro to Part One of Zyon's Retreat)


Also found a few pages of a diary written in 95, in which I profess in the last entry:

Ahhhh... memories.

And after reading some of your writings, i'll add the same comment.