Words that come to mind…

Despite making little to no progress on the Ben & Marina story for MONTHS, that project is constantly on the brain when it comes to writing.

It probably doesn’t help (or maybe it does) that I tend to listen to the Ben & Marina playlist several times a week. And as given songs play, the corresponding points in the story roll around in my head. I’m currently hung up on trying to write a scene that doesn’t happen until pretty much the very end of the story. A scene that does not have a specific song tied to it. Maybe that’s the problem. The soundtrack cuts off before the actual end of the story—aside from what would likely play over the closing credits in movie form.

There’s just this stretch of quiet that is both somewhat fitting and slightly unnerving. I’ll have to keep my ears open and explore for some fitting tunes, I suppose. The problem is, it’s so much easier to pick out the songs surrounding the endless (though wholly predictable, because face it, this is ME) conflict between the two of them than it is to pick out songs that fit just as well when the resolution finally happens.

In the meantime, I’ll run with my other piece of inspiration—a little alligator-shaped jewelry box.

Alligators are a prominent detail in the relationship between Ben and Marina.

So much that Gator came along for the ride on our Colorado trip last year. Because Ben and Marina live in Denver. And Gator needed his picture taken at Red Rocks.

Every song on the playlist resonates in some way (why would it be on the list if it didn’t?) but sometimes one will really standout and make me want to keep hitting repeat. One that stands out quite frequently is She (For Liz) by Parachute. Because it is so very Ben.


(She (For Liz) … Parachute)

She (For Liz)
Parachute

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