Work In Progress.

A quick note, this might be the last public chapter. From here on out, I will probably be Friends Locking this story so only people who are friended by this journal can read the story. I am doing this because I am thinking of turning the rest of it into a story for sell.

sayure - don't fret, my dearest reader, this will not effect your ability to read this story at all. IF I do do this, you will only need to be logged into dreamwidth to read this story and its future updates. And if that's inconvenient, I can send you copies of the chapters in the email or private messaging over dreamwidth/livejournal. Your happiness with this story is my number one priority.

Tonight's fare is the continuing saga of Charlie Gardotte.

Summary: In a world where first contact was made in the early sixties, the lone survivor of Earth’s first meeting with an Extra Terrestrial has been raised a virtual celebrity. The appeal of his good looks and easy charm hold no sway for Charlie Gardotte. While his family’s obsession with the alien hero was nothing unique, the neglect caused by this was. Charlie wanted no part of this cultish fascination, going so far as to cut all ties with anyone who tries to change his opinion.

Not every story has a romantic beginning. When Charlie met Harrison, it wasn’t some grand cosmic alignment; bells and thunder never resounded. There was just something about the man’s disheveled appearance that made everything in this moment feel real. He never questioned his luck; it never occurred to him to think it might be fate or some such nonsense. He was just Charlie, and Harrison, well…


An Average Joe...In Love
Part 2: Questionable Unions - Chapter 6

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Tonight's fare is the continuing saga of Charlie Gardotte.

Summary: In a world where first contact was made in the early sixties, the lone survivor of Earth’s first meeting with an Extra Terrestrial has been raised a virtual celebrity. The appeal of his good looks and easy charm hold no sway for Charlie Gardotte. While his family’s obsession with the alien hero was nothing unique, the neglect caused by this was. Charlie wanted no part of this cultish fascination, going so far as to cut all ties with anyone who tries to change his opinion.

Not every story has a romantic beginning. When Charlie met Harrison, it wasn’t some grand cosmic alignment; bells and thunder never resounded. There was just something about the man’s disheveled appearance that made everything in this moment feel real. He never questioned his luck; it never occurred to him to think it might be fate or some such nonsense. He was just Charlie, and Harrison, well…


An Average Joe...In Love
Part 2: Questionable Unions - Chapter 4.
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Tonight's fare is the continuing saga of Charlie Gardotte.

Summary: In a world where first contact was made in the early sixties, the lone survivor of Earth’s first meeting with an Extra Terrestrial has been raised a virtual celebrity. The appeal of his good looks and easy charm hold no sway for Charlie Gardotte. While his family’s obsession with the alien hero was nothing unique, the neglect caused by this was. Charlie wanted no part of this cultish fascination, going so far as to cut all ties with anyone who tries to change his opinion.

Not every story has a romantic beginning. When Charlie met Harrison, it wasn’t some grand cosmic alignment; bells and thunder never resounded. There was just something about the man’s disheveled appearance that made everything in this moment feel real. He never questioned his luck; it never occurred to him to think it might be fate or some such nonsense. He was just Charlie, and Harrison, well…


An Average Joe...In Love
Part 2: Questionable Unions - Chapter 3A.

A quick note: This is part 3A. Part 3B will be next week. I spent most of today hopped up on benadryl and ran out of time.
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Tonight's fare is the continuing saga of Charlie Gardotte.

Summary: In a world where first contact was made in the early sixties, the lone survivor of Earth’s first meeting with an Extra Terrestrial has been raised a virtual celebrity. The appeal of his good looks and easy charm hold no sway for Charlie Gardotte. While his family’s obsession with the alien hero was nothing unique, the neglect caused by this was. Charlie wanted no part of this cultish fascination, going so far as to cut all ties with anyone who tries to change his opinion.

Not every story has a romantic beginning. When Charlie met Harrison, it wasn’t some grand cosmic alignment; bells and thunder never resounded. There was just something about the man’s disheveled appearance that made everything in this moment feel real. He never questioned his luck; it never occurred to him to think it might be fate or some such nonsense. He was just Charlie, and Harrison, well…


An Average Joe...In Love
Part 2: Questionable Unions - Chapter 1.

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Tonight's fare is the continuing saga of Charlie Gardotte.

Summary: In a world where first contact was made in the early sixties, the lone survivor of Earth’s first meeting with an Extra Terrestrial has been raised a virtual celebrity. The appeal of his good looks and easy charm hold no sway for Charlie Gardotte. While his family’s obsession with the alien hero was nothing unique, the neglect caused by this was. Charlie wanted no part of this cultish fascination, going so far as to cut all ties with anyone who tries to change his opinion.

Not every story has a romantic beginning. When Charlie met Harrison, it wasn’t some grand cosmic alignment; bells and thunder never resounded. There was just something about the man’s disheveled appearance that made everything in this moment feel real. He never questioned his luck; it never occurred to him to think it might be fate or some such nonsense. He was just Charlie, and Harrison, well…


An Average Joe...In Love
Chapter 10

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Tonight's fare is the next chapter in my continuing novel. It also might be the last for a while. On the 31st, my internet is being cut off and I have no viable alternative at the moment. I am looking into T-Mobile and Virgin, but both seem to want an arm and leg upfront. So, Just in case, I wanted to thank my dear readers.

Summary: In a world where first contact was made in the early sixties, the lone survivor of Earth's first meeting with an Extra Terrestrial has been raised a virtual celebrity. The appeal of his good looks and easy charm hold no sway for Charlie Gardotte. While his family's obsession with the alien hero was nothing unique, the neglect caused by this was. Charlie wanted no part of this cultish fascination, going so far as to cut all ties with anyone who tries to change his opinion.

Not every story has a romantic beginning. When Charlie met Harrison, it wasn't some grand cosmic alignment; bells and thunder never resounded. There was just something about the man's disheveled appearance that made everything in this moment feel real. He never questioned his luck; it never occurred to him to think it might be fate or some such nonsense. He was just Charlie, and Harrison, well...

An Average Joe...In Love
Chapter 8

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Tonight's fare is the next chapter in my novel 'An Average Joe...In Love.' There haven't been regular updates because I've been busy and depressed. No one seems to care that I update or not, so, I don't feel like doing anything. This is the one thing I do on a regular basis that even draws even the remotest of interests. We'll see how long that lasts.

Summary: In a world where first contact was made in the early sixties, the lone survivor of Earth's first meeting with an Extra Terrestrial has been raised a virtual celebrity. The appeal of his good looks and easy charm hold no sway for Charlie Gardotte. While his family's obsession with the alien hero was nothing unique, the neglect caused by this was. Charlie wants no part of this cultish fascination, going so far as to cut all ties with anyone who tries to change his opinion.

Not every story has a romantic beginning. When Charlie met Harrison, it wasn't some grand cosmic alignment; bells and thunder never resounded. There was just something about the man's disheveled appearance that made everything in this moment feel real. He never questioned his luck; it never occurred to him to think it might be fate or some such nonsense. He was just Charlie, and Harrison, well...

An Average Joe...In Love
Chapter 6

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Tonight's fare is the newest chapter in the novel 'An Average Joe...In Love'. Said Joe is not quite in love, yet, we get a little closer tonight. Won't you come join me?

Special note: Starting tonight, regular updates shall resume.

The revised summary: In a world where first contact was made in the early sixties, the lone survivor of Earth's first meeting with an Extra Terrestrial has been raised a virtual celebrity. The appeal of his good looks and easy charm hold no sway for Charlie Gardotte. While his family's obsession with the alien hero was nothing unique, the neglect caused by this was. Charlie wants no part of this cultish fascination, going so far as to cut all ties with anyone who tries to change his opinion.

Not every story has a romantic beginning. When Charlie met Harrison, it wasn't some grand cosmic alignment; bells and thunder never resounded. There was just something about the man's disheveled appearance that made everything in this moment feel real. He never questioned his luck; it never occurred to him to think it might be fate or some such nonsense. He was just Charlie, and Harrison, well...

An Average Joe...In Love
Chapter 4

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Tonight's fare is the next installment of my novel 'An Average Joe...In Love." Chapter two of the novel takes us further into the troubled world of Charlie. Again, my wonderful editor has been busy. She will soon have them worked over. Hell, she hasn't even seen most of this chapter. Surprise!

With apologies to my Aussie readers. This was not Aussie picked.

As with last week, the summary remains the same: In a world where first contact was made in the early sixties, the lone survivor of Earth's first meeting with an Extra Terrestrial has been raised a virtual celebrity. The appeal of his good looks and easy charm hold no sway for Charlie Gardotte. While his family's obsession with the alien hero was nothing unique, the neglect caused by this was. Charlie wants no part of this cultish fascination, going so far as to cut all ties with anyone who tries to change his opinion.

An Average Joe...In Love
Chapter 2

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Tonight's fare is the first chapter in my second novel. My dear editor didn't have a chance to look this over more than a cursory glance, so I will have that later this week. A quick note: the summary is temporary. The real, full summary is still being hammered out and will be released later.

As before the current summary: In a world where first contact was made in the early sixties, the lone survivor of Earth's first meeting with an Extra Terrestrial has been raised a virtual celebrity. The appeal of his good looks and easy charm hold no sway for Charlie Gardotte. While his family's obsession with the alien hero was nothing unique, the neglect caused by this was. Charlie wants no part of this cultish fascination, going so far as to cut all ties with anyone who tries to change his opinion.


An Average Joe...In Love
Chapter 1

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