A Note about the Current Work in Progress

 I’m working out the timeline in the current work in progress: When Mrs. Johnson Disappeared.  This is the follow up to the short-story “Girls Outside” featured in Stories from the Grove.  When I started writing, I imagined a six month gap between the party at Roberto and Delucca’s house until the current story, with flashbacks to what happened after the party to Mrs. Johnson.  But it seems a much shorter time period may work better, for example a couple of days to a week.  Maybe even hour by hour.

 

Here’s where the characters are on their journeys:  

 

Mrs. Johnson is staying at a house not far from where she disappeared.  She has amnesia and is largely invisible.  She is stuck on the idea that she will find her way to where she belongs by swimming.

 

Juniper, Mr. Julian, Roberto and Delucca are all unlikely guests at Cliff’s house for a dinner party, along with a ghost and a hex.  But all of the couples (Juniper and Julian, Roberto and Delucca are on the outs).  Cliff competes for Juniper’s attention again.  Mara, the hex, turns into a life coach.