A bit of a jump forward from the previous instalment.
WHITE NOISE
I go to see Ray because he calls and asks me to meet him. He says he’s had a meeting with the record company and they want to call the album White Noise, which I tell him I like. Ray shows me potential covers for the album, and the one we both agree on is of a white-coloured white noise sound-wave on a black background, with WHITE NOISE written in lower case red lettering on the cover. JACK SMITH is written in very, very dark grey at the bottom of the cover, which I like because it’s understated. Ray says he knew I’d say that. Read the rest of this entry »
HELLO all you beautiful, beautiful people. It’s time again for another snippet of Happy Ending, preceded by a few words of explanation.
This next chapter follows on from the last snippet I posted, which in turn followed on from the first snippet I posted. Read the rest of this entry »
The very next snippet of Happy Ending, following on directly from this bit.
HOW THINGS WORK
Ray calls me at ten thirty the next morning, which is first thing for him.
“Jack.”
“Ray.”
“You made the Daily Mail, but nothing else.” Read the rest of this entry »
Here’s the first couple of thousand words of Happy Ending. Any feedback — good or bad — gratefully appreciated.
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