Semi-Daily Scribbles

Lynda and Marnie were small town girls. Their world was simple and quiet. Basically, their world was each other. That's really not a bad way to live; forget about the planet and reject any reference to goings-on beyond the county line. "Out there" held no interest for L & M, not when the books they read together made their imaginations soar. The girls loved and lied, lived and died by the rules printed out in 800-page hardbacks. Better yet (hard to believe anything could be better!), when the novels grew familiar and a period of separation was needed, Lynda had her own stories to tell that left her best friend sobbing and breathless. Sometimes, Marnie even liked being reduced to a puddle on the floor. She would cling to each word, swallow all that was sweet or bitter, and follow Lynda's voice wherever it told her to go.