Re: [DL] New Background Thread?

[Dane & Melody <melndane@att.net>]

Hi all,

I saw this and had to say that the story for John Neale (no pun intended?) 
was excellent!  Kudos to you, Roy.

I thought I'd like to share a prologue to a story/book/dime novel I'm 
writing.  It is based on a character developed by my wife.  I've let very 
few see it, so please be kind...  ;)  I hope you enjoy, as it is very short.

Day Stalks the Moon
Prologue
         A small ivory-colored hand, its fingers lightly spread like a wing 
of a dove, turned languidly in the dim shadows.  The hand's mirrored twin, 
intricately unfolding, moved gently in the opposite direction.  A small 
billow of cobwebs turned in the air, gossamer threads following crimson 
silk clad arms slowly dancing above a meager flame.
         "Balance, beckon and call," a small voice quietly intoned, "to the 
diversion for soul's taking."
         With eyes closed, a small face contemplated a place far from the 
musty room in which it hung.  A small nose, high forehead, and bow lips -- 
the color of bleached bone -- were framed by sable silk hair that hung 
lifelessly off petite shoulders.
         Her slight breath caught the motes of dust falling from wooden 
rafters and diverted them only somewhat from their seemingly unceasing 
decent onto her satiny lap.  Small booted feet poked forward from under 
crossed knees, their tips just touching the pages of an old, worn book.  A 
pair of shadow-tinged spectacles held the pages of the book open and 
exposed.  The smoky lenses reflected only a portion of the candle's flame 
that glowed nearby.
         For a moment, her small chest ceased moving, her breath hung as 
does ice on an eve in winter.  This moment, unlike all others, was not one 
to be squandered on a mere breath of fresh air.  It was not to be spared 
for even a faint heart beat.
         Then, one corner of the small bowed lips coiled into a nearly 
imperceptible smile.  This was the only sign of her triumph -- a smile the 
color of the moon.
         She drew a breath.  The candle went dark
Dane

At 11:59 PM 10/18/01 -0400, you wrote:
>---- deadlands@gamerz.net wrote:
> > I liked it too! But I know there will be backlash...
> > so, we could start a thread called "backgrounds"
>that
> > allows people to post the best-written backgrounds
> > that they or their characters have come up with?
>
>Sounds good, especially if is not limited to player
>charater backgrounds, someone recentlly wrote up a
>cool background for a black hat that was
>entertaining. Other write ups would be welcome
>reading.