Hypoxia
doesn't watch television
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A story-search request was posted looking for tales of wives who disappear, then reappear transformed, probably into sex machines. That seems a usable bunny. I've seen milder variants -- lovers, friends, or kin unseen for decades reappear, changed -- but the shock of sudden disappearance and radical transformation should spark some thrills. I've seen amnesiac stories like that.
I'm feeling provoked to write a story cycle: MISSING. A bit stronger than my Letf Behind. A formula plot, of course. S/he vanishes; time passes; s/he materializes in good-or-bad condition, obviously rich-or-poor, transformed into a sexual monster-or-saint, yada yada. Family and friends react good-or-bad; hilarity-or-tragedy ensues. Gotta have happy endings or maybe cliffhangers -- will s/he go missing again?
So, what are some good scenarios?
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EDIT: Got an idea for a framing device. A private eye specializes in tracking missing spouses. Or maybe it's a university psychology class project. Every story covers one or more intriguing cases. Some cases are related, sure. Of course bribes are offered to the investigator(s). Surprising discoveries are made. Yada yada.
I'm feeling provoked to write a story cycle: MISSING. A bit stronger than my Letf Behind. A formula plot, of course. S/he vanishes; time passes; s/he materializes in good-or-bad condition, obviously rich-or-poor, transformed into a sexual monster-or-saint, yada yada. Family and friends react good-or-bad; hilarity-or-tragedy ensues. Gotta have happy endings or maybe cliffhangers -- will s/he go missing again?
So, what are some good scenarios?
_____________________________
EDIT: Got an idea for a framing device. A private eye specializes in tracking missing spouses. Or maybe it's a university psychology class project. Every story covers one or more intriguing cases. Some cases are related, sure. Of course bribes are offered to the investigator(s). Surprising discoveries are made. Yada yada.
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