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Outsmarting Them by Ardent (R)
Fandom: OZ
Pairing: none. Shirley Bellinger
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ardent_muses
Author Website: http://ardent.mrks.org/
Why this must be read:
When I needed to round out the content for the Institutionalized e-zine, I did what any self respecting OZ fan would do: I strong-armed my friends into contributing! *g* And boy did Ardent ever come through, with this beautifully crafted character study of Shirley Bellinger.
Shirley's memories and observations in "Outsmarting Them" offer her reliable/unreliable perspective on the sad history of her fucked up life. The deceptively simple progression builds piece by piece, all coming together in a powerful and disturbing conclusion.
"My mama said it, and now I’m telling you.
They only want one thing from you.
They just want to fuck you. That's all they want. It's all they ever want.
I learned that from my mama. I remember standing in the kitchen after her birthday party. All the guests were gone. Everybody was gone. It was past my bedtime but she didn't scold me.
I remember she was holding that pretty dish towel, the one with the rose buds, up to her sweet, swollen face. The blood from her nose dyed the cloth pink and then red. She talked to me.
That wasn't the only time, but that was the time I remember.
I was seven years old."
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Another one that might well leave you with your hand over your mouth. Shirley has that effect. *g*
Outsmarting Them
Pairing: none. Shirley Bellinger
Author on LJ:
ardent_musesAuthor Website: http://ardent.mrks.org/
Why this must be read:
When I needed to round out the content for the Institutionalized e-zine, I did what any self respecting OZ fan would do: I strong-armed my friends into contributing! *g* And boy did Ardent ever come through, with this beautifully crafted character study of Shirley Bellinger.
Shirley's memories and observations in "Outsmarting Them" offer her reliable/unreliable perspective on the sad history of her fucked up life. The deceptively simple progression builds piece by piece, all coming together in a powerful and disturbing conclusion.
"My mama said it, and now I’m telling you.
They only want one thing from you.
They just want to fuck you. That's all they want. It's all they ever want.
I learned that from my mama. I remember standing in the kitchen after her birthday party. All the guests were gone. Everybody was gone. It was past my bedtime but she didn't scold me.
I remember she was holding that pretty dish towel, the one with the rose buds, up to her sweet, swollen face. The blood from her nose dyed the cloth pink and then red. She talked to me.
That wasn't the only time, but that was the time I remember.
I was seven years old."
*******************************************
Another one that might well leave you with your hand over your mouth. Shirley has that effect. *g*
Outsmarting Them
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