After falling on harder times, Molli needed to make money fast and is now an exotic dancer in a seedy little nightclub in Toronto. (The Masked Man, refers to The Guild Master’s General.) CLICK HERE for next chronological story.
Unbound Boxes Limping Gods: Disconnected Stories. Issue # 102: Molli (with an i) Part 2
powerful story and picture
Thanks, Bill!
Now this is a surprise Cheryl! Most of your writings have been great with build up of suspense and plot. Then you throw in a bit of “private and personal” perspectives for some of the characters. But this one is great in showing the very real and “dark” elements of human nature. Excellent piece!
Thanks, Mark, glad this experiment worked! (BTW any more drawings for me to see? I keep checking) 🙂
UBLG: a great post, and i’ve reposted…thx! RT
Hi RT, thank you!
Great piece. I love the emotional quality. You captured a true sense of reality.
Glad this story worked Lee, thank you!
Missed the trail on this series. It seems interesting though.
Thanks, Praveen, you haven’t missed much of Molli’s story as there’s only one other part for her so far, but she’ll feature in future editions. (She’s one of those puzzle pieces slowly connecting together) Glad you enjoyed this.
Ohh okay. Thanks to point it out. 🙂
Different! Difficult to write? Engaging, convincing, realistic. Well done, Cheryl.
Hi Russell, thank you, I’m glad it worked.
the lengths we go just to survive, and the way we judge people, effortless, well said
Thank you!
You really got inside your character’s head with this one. Look forward to where you’re going with Molli.
Thank you, yes, Molli will appear some time in the future, I’m glad you like her story so far!
I loved this story. So gritty but real, and resonating, even if it’s a darker reality than that of what I have ever lived. Wonderful writing.
Hi Silvia, thank you!
Hi Cheryl! I really like how economically you describe the press of the club, the claustrophobia and Molli’s impossible situation. This is such a compact, dark and powerful issue. And the drawing is brilliant – the emptiness of Molli’s expression serves as a perfect counterpoint to the graphic scheme of her surroundings.
Hi Richard, thank you. Molli’s journey is perhaps one of the most isolated of all the characters as she has no one at all, and I’m glad that comes through in this story. As a contrast, most other characters have their friends and families to fall back on in hard times, (whether we as the reader are introduced to them or not) but poor Molli really is totally alone out there. I think she needs a hug! One day, maybe things will change for her? Even the Guild Master’s General was a fleeting instance in her life, inevitably deserting her. I think I may write some more Molli stories quite soon. I like the challenge she poses.