Comments on 'Numbered Beers With a Blue Collar Moebius'"You never let me do anything!" she shouted, stamping her foot with as much drama as her slight frame could muster. Her father didn't even spare her a glance, his eyes transfixed by the near-infinite revolutions of gas-powered speed machines around an oval track, the moebius strip of blue collar America. He never looked at her any more, not since she turned 12.
"Sissy," he said with a slow drawl, "Ain't a safe world no mo'. You go on ta bed...fo I get riled." The words, said so many times, lacked both feeling and weight, but the meaning remained. Leave. Get out of my sight. We both know where this will lead.
Face screwed up with adolescent frustration, Sissy hissed, "If momma was here..." The _pffft_ of an opening beer can interrupted her and signaled the end of the conversation. This was beer number 8. You never discuss anything with daddy after beer number 8. Never.
All four children saw the cue, took the direction. They scuttled to their rooms, except Sissy who stomped and thumped.2008-06-12T16:21:16Zhttp://ficlets.com/feed/story/29433Comment on Numbered Beers With a Blue Collar Moebius<p>There’s a mystery here. Why would he not look at her anymore after she turned 12? The potential abuse could be more sinister than we think.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/29433?basename=702502008-06-12T16:21:16ZAna Cristinahttp://ficlets.com/authors/asimon78Comment on Numbered Beers With a Blue Collar Moebius<p>I can see the potential abusive situation that bts saw. You, once more, have done an amazing job describing the characters and what is going on with them.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/29433?basename=661622008-05-29T18:18:40ZHunting Beautyhttp://ficlets.com/authors/missourigirlComment on Numbered Beers With a Blue Collar Moebius<p>I can see the potential abusive situation that bts saw. You, once more, have done an amazing job describing the characters and what is going on with them.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/29433?basename=661612008-05-29T18:18:29ZHunting Beautyhttp://ficlets.com/authors/missourigirlComment on Numbered Beers With a Blue Collar Moebius<p>I can see the potential abusive situation that bts saw. You, once more, have done an amazing job describing the character and what is going on with them.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/29433?basename=661602008-05-29T18:17:28ZHunting Beautyhttp://ficlets.com/authors/missourigirlComment on Numbered Beers With a Blue Collar Moebius<p> THX 0477 is an image god!</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/29433?basename=624632008-05-15T14:14:44ZPyroPunk 51 (PPP LoA)http://ficlets.com/authors/pyropunkComment on Numbered Beers With a Blue Collar Moebius<p>the leader of the band? love the after 8 beers line.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/29433?basename=609942008-05-08T18:39:59ZSKermitgorfhttp://ficlets.com/authors/kermitgorfComment on Numbered Beers With a Blue Collar Moebius<p>Oh, now, I am seeing a different angle here. (I am placing my bet on Sissy.) I had to go back and read it again to get the potential terror and abuse tbs saw. Still, another wonderfully written piece.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/29433?basename=605972008-05-06T10:45:58ZJenuniquehttp://ficlets.com/authors/jenuniqueComment on Numbered Beers With a Blue Collar Moebius<p>Wow, this one’s rife with potential terror and abuse. The detail about the beer count says a lot about the father and his limits.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/29433?basename=604342008-05-05T15:11:11Zthebetweenspacehttp://ficlets.com/authors/thebetweenspace