"With Hands Held Out"

[asakiyume]

I ... have written my first-ever** fanfic, about one of my favorite moments in Voyage of the Dawn Treader (actually, one of my favorite moments in the whole Chronicles of Narnia)--the moment when Lucy sees the Sea Girl in the Last Ocean. The story is from the Sea Girl's perspective. It's very short. Thanks to osprey_archer for a read-through and advice on posting!

[ETA: In my rush to post I, um, neglected to include a link to the story. Here it is! Sorry about that--it's kind of hilarious to post an announcement like that and then not remember the link -_-]

And here are some beautiful examples of seagrass for you to look at, to accompany the story.

turtlegrass

(source)

sickle leaf seagrass

(click through for source)

paddleweed

(source)

**Actually I did once write a piece of fanfic earlier. I was in seventh grade, and it was for Space 1999.

Comments

[wayfaringwordhack]

I love those books, and that moment in that particular one. (Puddleglum is one of my favorite characters in fiction.) I can't wait to read the Chronicles of Narnia to Sprout, but they are among the books I still have to retrieve from my MIL's place. Did you read them to your kids, and if so, did you read them in the published order or chronologically according to the story?

And story: Where can I find yours? :P

[asakiyume]

I can't believe I didn't include the link. That's hilarious levels of fail. Here it is!

I did read them to the kids! It was one of those important things that I had to pass on no matter what. I read them in the order in which they were published because that's the order in which they were read to me, but I think you could do it either way. Thinking about it now, much as I adore The Magician's Nephew, it was maybe a good thing that my mom started with The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe because the story feels somehow more intimate? Also, The Silver Chair has the part where Aslan tells Polly and Digory that in their lifetime people will invent methods of destruction as complete as the Deplorable Word, and I remember saying to my mother--but that's not true, right? And her having to say, Um, actually--so that was a fun conversation. ... But that was in the era of nuclear destruction as opposed to the current era of evident-all-around-us climate change, which maybe means that kids grow up already knowing the Deplorable Word keeps on being spoken every day.

OMG I took this reply in a dark direction. Long story short, I think you can read them in either order, no problem.

[wayfaringwordhack]

Since I too read them in published order, I can't imagine the connection my kids would or wouldn't have if I switch it up. How can anyone not love TLtWatW? I think that Sprout might find the Uncle in the Magician's Nephew a bit too ick for her liking, and they have seen the TLtWatW movie and have an abridged version of the book read to them, so I just might start from there. :)

I loved your story and seeing the encounter from both sides. It is magical when someone gives you a glimpse into how a scene can play out from another perspective.

[asakiyume]

It is magical when someone gives you a glimpse into how a scene can play out from another perspective. --Yes, I love seeing things from a different angle! Thank you so much for reading.