Why, exactly, is there a mannequin's head on a pole, in South Bristol, Maine?
Premiering February 5th, 2011, in weekly free write #12, this was a first line prompt this particular one being “I thought I was going to die but was afraid I might not.” I did alter the first line just a bit for this response and it worked out better than I hoped.
Premiering on June 1st, 2011, in weekly free write #29, the prompt was “Last Words” and I felt it appropriate to follow up the story “Hank’s Funeral” from free write #15 with Bethany’s view on things.
Premiering April 15th, 2013, in weekly free write #90, the prompt here was “Paint a Scene”. So, I went and painted this. The story introduced a new member of the Harrison clan (whom I just adored writing in his very first appearance), here's Hank and Bethany at a familiar place for them, but feeling very unfamiliar feelings.
Premiering on June 21st, 2012, in weekly free write #74, the prompt was “Family”. So, Hank/Bethany and a family moment was called for … pudding was never the same again after this.
Premiering on April 30th, 2013, in weekly free write #91, the prompt was “First Berth”, a story about our character’s first posting. So, naturally, this called for some Hank/Bethany. This is Bethany’s first posting and her first day on the job.
Premiering on June 12th, 2012, in weekly free write #73, the prompt was “Obstacles”. This one pretty much screamed Sarah Harrison, as she’s a child who definitely can be an obstacle at times.
Premiering on November 22nd, 2011, in weekly free write #54, the prompt was “Motivations and Inspirations”. So, I took this time to tell the otherwise unknown story of why Hank actually got into Starfleet in the first place.
Premiering on May 15th, 2012, in weekly free write #70, the prompt was “Chores”. Naturally, this lead to a Hank/Bethany story involving Harmony Harrison, their eldest daughter, and a chore she didn’t want to do.
Premiering on August 11th, 2011, in weekly free write #40, the prompt was “Artistry”. I took this opportunity to tell a story about how certain people see art among Hank and Bethany’s friends.
Premiering on July 13th, 2011, in weekly free write # 35, the prompt was “Small Universe Syndrome.” Star Trek is particularly bad about bringing together characters that have nothing to do with one another for story purposes. With this in mind, the challenge was to do the same for a response to that week’s prompt … I could think of nothing better than this.
Premiering on October 1st, 2012, in weekly free write #81, the prompt was “Rituals”. So, I took this opportunity to write a ritual Hank and Bethany were meant to experience from the beginning.
Premiering on April 29th, 2011, in weekly free write #24, the prompt was a first line one. In this case it was “You’re too late.” I had to think a bit hard on this one but after my first attempt, I came back and did this: was much happier with it.
Premiering on December 29th, 2012, in weekly free write #86, the prompt was “The Gift”. Being it was the season of gift giving, this seemed like a good opportunity to tell this story, about Hank and Bethany’s first Christmas as a couple.
Premiering September 13th, 2011, in weekly free write #44, the prompt was “All you need is love” and this is what came of it.
Premiering on February 7th, 2013, in weekly free write #89, the prompt was “Second Chances”. This is a story about a second chance presenting itself to Hank while at the Academy and the way he goes about using that chance.
Premiering on August 2nd, 2011, in weekly free write #38, the prompt was a first line one. In this case it was “It had to be you” so I took the opportunity to tell this story about how Hank got kicked off his first ship. Told in 1st person present tense.
Premiering on January 14th, 2012, in weekly free write #58, the prompt was TGIF (Thank God It’s Friday). So, this is a story about Hank spending a Friday night with Bethany, told in 1st person present tense.
Premiering on January 19th, 2012, in weekly free write #59, the prompt was “AWOL”. So I did a story about young Bethany running away one night, right to Hank. Written in 3rd person present tense.
Premiering on February 2nd, 2012, in weekly free write #61, the prompt was “Good impressions”. Lil Black Dog wanted to see a story about Hank and Bethany’s first meeting and, though it had been referenced many times, it had never been written. Well, this is where it finally got put onto digital paper.
