Born to Run Story Event 2025 Support Thread

[WaxPhilosophic]

That! Wowsers would be a heck of a story

And of course, "I want to die with you Wendy, on the streets tonight," takes on a different meaning, because all we have to do is clap our hands to show we believe, and Tinkerbell comes back to life!

 

[SithLordSexyPants1]

I already know which line my story will be based around, but I will be making references to every song on the album in the story.

 

[WaxPhilosophic]

I already know which line my story will be based around, but I will be making references to every song on the album in the story.

Every song. That's impressive! Looking forward to it.

 

[YDB95]

I already know which line my story will be based around, but I will be making references to every song on the album in the story.

I did that too, and threw in a bunch of references to songs from his other albums. Should be a real treat for any hardcore fans.

 

[WaxPhilosophic]

I did that too, and threw in a bunch of references to songs from his other albums. Should be a real treat for any hardcore fans.

I kind of feel like a slacker now, choosing only one song. LOL!

 

[SithLordSexyPants1]

I did that too, and threw in a bunch of references to songs from his other albums. Should be a real treat for any hardcore fans.

Didn't think of using other albums, but when I write the story I'm going to have to do that too.

 

[Aoife_from_Ulster]

Just curious how others are doing with their story (ies). I am about 3/4 of the way done

 

[WaxPhilosophic]

Just curious how others are doing with their story (ies). I am about 3/4 of the way done

Oh, yeah... About that... I've got notes... and stuff. Yeah.

It's coming up. Fast! And if I don't submit something to my own challenge, I'll feel like a dumbass. But right now I'm hard at work on my Spillane Challenge story and it's flowing (flowing like rain on the windshield of the cab driving away with the dame who just broke your heart.) So, you know, I hate to disturb the process.

 

[Steadfast421]

Oh, yeah... About that... I've got notes... and stuff. Yeah.

It's coming up. Fast! And if I don't submit something to my own challenge, I'll feel like a dumbass. But right now I'm hard at work on my Spillane Challenge story and it's flowing (flowing like rain on the windshield of the cab driving away with the dame who just broke your heart.) So, you know, I hate to disturb the process.

Well, it ought to be easy, ought to be simple enough.

 

[WaxPhilosophic]

Well, it ought to be easy, ought to be simple enough.

I see what you did there.

 

[Aoife_from_Ulster]

Oh, yeah... About that... I've got notes... and stuff. Yeah.

It's coming up. Fast! And if I don't submit something to my own challenge, I'll feel like a dumbass. But right now I'm hard at work on my Spillane Challenge story and it's flowing (flowing like rain on the windshield of the cab driving away with the dame who just broke your heart.) So, you know, I hate to disturb the process.

Truly the best to your stories output WaxPhil!

 

[YDB95]

I see what you did there.

I confess I did not. That album is probably my least-favorite of his.

 

[WaxPhilosophic]

Well, I just put the final touches on my A.I. New Era challenge story and my Spillane challenge story. Time to buckle down and get working on Born to Run. So far, so good.

To give a preview, here's the author's note:

For my entry in the Born to Run Challenge, I give you a slice of life story in two parts. The inspiration comes from the Springsteen lines: “Wendy, let me in,” and “Kids were huddled on the beach in the mist,” both from the title track on the Born to Run album.

These lines are woven into a cross between a few characters from Peter Pan, a government conspiracy theory, and a B-grade zombie movie. Sprinkled over all that is some budding sapphic love. Don’t take it too seriously.

 

[WaxPhilosophic]

This is your gentle reminder... the submission date for born to run stories is Aug 1 - 18 and the stories will post on Aug 25. It's coming up fast, so time to start turning those ideas and notes into words if you haven't already.

'Cause tramps like us, baby we were born to write.

 

[mrs_mackenzie]

I have just completed my first draft. Once it's been checked and edited I'll have it ready to go. For once, I'm miles ahead!

Mainly because I hugely enjoyed this prompt. I've picked the line 'And she's so pretty you're lost in the stars' from Night. I used the whole song as a broad inspiration but obviously didn't stick to every detail.

 

[StillStunned]

I have just completed my first draft. Once it's been checked and edited I'll have it ready to go. For once, I'm miles ahead!

Mainly because I hugely enjoyed this prompt. I've picked the line 'And she's so pretty you're lost in the stars' from Night. I used the whole song as a broad inspiration but obviously didn't stick to every detail.

A while ago, when I was rereading Cyberpunk, I had an idea for a cyberpunk version of "Night". I just need the time and energy to write it.

I also think that most of Born to Run lends itself to a cyberpunk adaptation.

 

[WaxPhilosophic]

I have just completed my first draft. Once it's been checked and edited I'll have it ready to go. For once, I'm miles ahead!

Mainly because I hugely enjoyed this prompt. I've picked the line 'And she's so pretty you're lost in the stars' from Night. I used the whole song as a broad inspiration but obviously didn't stick to every detail.

Congrats on being ahead of the deadline. I just looked up the lyrics on that song and I'm interested to see what you've done with it.

 

[WaxPhilosophic]

A while ago, when I was rereading Cyberpunk, I had an idea for a cyberpunk version of "Night". I just need the time and energy to write it.

I also think that most of Born to Run lends itself to a cyberpunk adaptation.

That would be interesting. We've got an A.I. challenge here on Lit. Maybe it's time for a cyberpunk challenge as well.

 

[StillStunned]

A while ago, when I was rereading Cyberpunk, I had an idea for a cyberpunk version of "Night". I just need the time and energy to write it.

I just realised that this would have to be a stream-of-consciousness 2P POV.

 

[StillStunned]

I just realised that this would have to be a stream-of-consciousness 2P POV.

I'm 500 words in. This isn't going to be to everyone's liking, but it's what the story demands.

The boss man’s givin’ you hell, all day, shoutin’ at you across the ever-present hiss of the rain, glarin’ and pointin’ and you just wanna do your job, shitty as it is, loadin’ them crates, the wonky ones the androids are too particular to load, and you just wanna do your hours and get your pay, is that too much to ask, do your job and get the dough, it’s not like you’re demandin’ handouts or anything, just wanna do your job in peace, without that fucker yellin’ at you like you don’t know your shitty job, because what are you, some shit for brains who don’t know how to load crates, all you gotta do is pack ’em down, nice and snug, then use the Air-G lifter to put ’em on the belt, and then the belt and the androids and the boss man do all the thinkin’, like which dock they go to and who gets bribed to pass ’em and who gets fucked up if the ship or train gets where it’s supposed to be and the crate ain’t on it…

 

[mrs_mackenzie]

A while ago, when I was rereading Cyberpunk, I had an idea for a cyberpunk version of "Night". I just need the time and energy to write it.

I also think that most of Born to Run lends itself to a cyberpunk adaptation.

Funnily enough, I went the other way and set (part of) the story in the less technologically-developed past. I tried to focus more on the theme of longing than anything else.

 

[StillStunned]

Funnily enough, I went the other way and set (part of) the story in the less technologically-developed past. I tried to focus more on the theme of longing than anything else.

There's something timeless about the themes, even linked to such a specific place and time as New York in the mid-1970s. I recall describing The City of Scum as part Ankh-Morpork without the humour, part NYC from Born to Run without the neon and the cars.

 

[Aoife_from_Ulster]

Thrilled to share my story, That Thunder in Your Heart, She’s The One, is finished. Just waiting to submit. It will be posted to the Lesbian Sex category. I will share with you it is more about romance and life than sex.

If this type of story isn’t your preference, I completely understand but this was really fun and interpretive to try and write based on a song

 

[WaxPhilosophic]

Thrilled to share my story, That Thunder in Your Heart, She’s The One, is finished. Just waiting to submit. It will be posted to the Lesbian Sex category. I will share with you it is more about romance and life than sex.

If this type of story isn’t your preference, I completely understand but this was really fun and interpretive to try and write based on a song

I love lesbian romance stories. Personally, I think it deserves its own category on the site.

 

[BryanRichardson]

Is there an official story page for this yet? I want to make sure. Use the corrrect “notes” field.