NOTES
The prompt for this one came from Writer’s Digest, Your Story. It asked for a 700-word piece based on this sentence:
You don’t have enough points, sir.
I think the first spark of an idea came when I heard those words, phrased in a British accent in my mind, and decided it was based in England, and in the past. The rest of the story fell into place after that.
The original version didn’t have Father Lucas. I was limited to 700 words and had to economize. He came later, with the luxury of more space to grow and his function is to voice the questions the reader would like to ask as the story progresses. His job is to speak for you.
