...Is not coming. Ever. After receiving some not so constructive criticism which nonetheless confirmed my fears I have decided not to continue writing this story. Let me list the reasons...
1) I still don't think I am terribly capable of writing fiction. It doesn't serve me the same sense of accomplishment and gratitude to myself that my rambling essays always have.
2) I don't have the time to continue writing a story because I am always putting things off, and I am sure that I would have abandoned this story after awhile anyway.
3) The monkey. My critic laughed in my face when she read that the monkey was actually cognizant and able to express emotion. This was the major reason I stopped writing. This was my fear- that people would see the monkey as being an unrealistic character. I concluded that this would be a sentiment shared by many people who read the story. The way most people would interpret the actions of the monkey is exactly what I don't want. It is actually the exact opposite of my eventual message. So seeing how someone reacted to my story in such a way firsthand caused me to abandon my efforts.
I will leave the story posted on the site just for the hell of it. And I will leave the mystery of who or what beauty is to your imaginations...
-Lori
