To be a Straw Hat

By ShutEyeShares

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A young woman graduated from college and has no idea what to do with the rest of her life. No one will hire a... More

For the Reader
Prologue
1) After Graduation
2) Grab a Laptop and Gather Round
3) Craigslist: Extras Wanted
4) If Only I was a Straw Hat
5) There's Not Much Else to Say
6) No Response
7) Old Expectations, Make Way For the New
8) An Internship?
9) Interning at a Start-up
10) All They Think About
11) It's Time to Make Some Money
12) A Producer (Miss P)'s Assistant
13) How they Put the "Up and Coming" Down
14) Not Where She's Meant to Be
15) Halloween: There Are Some Things We Can't Explain
16) Start-up: A Sad Goodbye
17) What Spiky Wants
18) The First Step
19) A Cold Critique
20) Please God, Please
21) Going to the Gym
22) I Can Do This
23) Another One for the Records!
24) The Nantucket Festival Schedule
25) Before the Big Day
26) The Most Important Brunch in Spiky's Life
27) One Step at a Time
28) Why did Spiky go to School?
29) I Feel Stuck
30) Glad to Be Moving
31) It's Taking Longer Than Expected
32) Growing up in America
33) What Could This Mean?
34) He Believes in Spiky
35) The Production Package
36) On the Other Side
37) It's Not Always Fun
38) I Need More Space
39) A Letter to Myself
40) Things Really Do Take Time
41) Spiky's Gut Takes Her on a Trip
42) Enjoying The Last of It
43) Are They Actually Adults Yet?
44) Open House
45) The 2019 Marathon
46) One of Two Lessons
47) Lesson Number Two
48) Together For Christmas
49) It's Not Over
50) She Makes A Kickstarter
51) Waiting For Festivals
52) The Inner Stress Of Success
53) Memories
54) After All this Work Is It Good?
55) It Did Not Sell
56) Stories Coming to Life
57) When Something Ends, Something Else Begins
58) Can She Move Ahead?
59) Meeting Echo
60) Patience with Echo
61) Long Time No $ee
62) On a cold November day
63) An American Road Trip
65) Reaching Land
66) Finding Another Way
67) We need to Interview them Again
68) Posting on Youtube
69) A Possible Business Partner
70) Done With Dating Apps
71) Going Down A Rabbit Hole
72) An October Hike Alone

64) Falling for a Dollar

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By ShutEyeShares


Glenture and Spiky's dad, Rocky
Sealed a deal with death with a handshake.
They aren't being cocky.

To get some views and support
They are willing to play with their fear.
Spiky stands with her camera, "Oh dear."

"If you contribute one dollar to our kickstarter
We will jump!" Rocky says.
With a booming thump in his voice.

They signe their names saying they won't sue,
In the elevator, they are the only few.
They go up and up and up.
The elevator attendant asks, "Sup?
You guys riding the rides or jump'n?"

"There are rides up there?!" Glenture asks.
The doors open and an amazing view basks.

The sun is about to set.
There is a sea of homes and stretches of roads.
Waves of cars glide down straight paths.
Mountains from a great distance surround it all.
Spiky looks down and feels she might fall.

Rocky and Glenture put on their suits.
"Who's first?" A worker asks.
Away Glenture scoots
And points to Rocky, "He is."

Rocky stands at the edge.
Spiky records his pledge.
The wind blows
And he looks down below.

He says a little prayer
As the countdown begins.
3
2
1
He jumps and spins!
The sunset's rays and wind hit him.
He yells as he glides down.
The tiny buildings become bigger.
All of the "no's," blank comments to their posts
And unanswered emails melt away.
He lands on the ground unscathed.

Glenture yells all the way down.
Spiky greets them. No frowns.
She recorded the whole thing.
It's time for lunch, so they hit the town.



Note: Updates every Friday!

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