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By Mohammed Shamma (Instant Transit - Part 1) It was 8:32 A.M. when Florence stepped off the bus and made her way across the street, through the lugg…
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(Instant Transit - Part 9) Florence stared at the photograph in disbelief. How did that boy take a picture of the Eiffel Tower? He was gone and so …
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Florence is walking around Lamesa looking for a town library when she is approached by an old woman. Have you seen my son? (In Spanish) No. Who’s yo…
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The story starts out with the reading of the minutes of the Flight of Horace Society by a disparate group of early teenagers from around the globe. …
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Or just The Sleepwalkers Florence uses the pen-pal service to find other sleepwalkers around the world. Or she took up writing to ease her sleepwalki…
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“A shadow on the sun” - When Florence wakes up and discovers she actually took that one-way flight she recalls her childhood memories of Beryl Markha…
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3:20 PMLeaving work early because tomorrow's a holidayHad lunch with Adam todayHas a RamenThat was interesting good perspective on email other people…
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Creation - Letter arrives and learns of FOH society - The Great Stain Miraculous Birth - FOH holds a forum to decide whether or not to accept Florenc…
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I sleep walk. I wake up in a different place than the one in which I closed my eyes. The dreams I recall are memories of what I did in the night. …
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Florence could’ve been anyone?
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Cascading Style Sheets home page What is CSS? Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a simple mechanism for adding
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There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story. Frank Herbert On a trip to Florence, Oregon, Frank Herbert (born October 8, 19…
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“The Golden Age of Sleepwalking” - spin off of the golden age of travel, islam, etc. Themes to research: “The laws of Physical Attraction” - This cou…
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The first scene of the book shows Florence browsing through a magazine (not unlike the weekly reader). She comes across an advertisement for “Sketch…
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What are the members called? The prologue is the mechanism by which Florence (and the reader) learns of FOH as an uninformed outsider. FOH proves a d…
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Do not be afraid; our fateCannot be taken from us; it is a gift. Dante Alighieri On this date in the year 1300, poet Dante Alighieri became one of si…
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My course is set for an uncharted sea. Dante Alighieri January 27, 1302: Italian poet Dante Alighieri was exiled from Florence, 712 years ago today. …
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May Allah forgive me for what I’m about to say. Maybe not. That little imp inside me grew again today, with a stirring rush of blood. It was the m…
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The reader learns the inner thoughts of Florence when she writes. The narrative switches to her voice and consciousness. [Thoughts that came up whil…
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That familiar feeling of disorientation came over her. It was everywhere. Her fog. It kept her from reaching the boundaries of her senses and lock…
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The former Florence is a metaphor for the past and and the future person she will become. In that sense FOH is like a mirror. Each story is a perso…
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The letter from FOH that Florence received is actually a response to a story proposal made by the previous Florence. The FOH editorial board was ver…
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Does F leave and create another void for a new member? Why does she leave? I forgot. Maybe she’s part of a never-ending story cycle. Just like the…
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What if the previous Florence has somehow left or resigned from her post? What if whoever opens the letter automatically must assume the position? Wh…
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In order to bind Florence's character and circumstances that surround her to the life-cycle of the cotton crop that is constantly growing around her …
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How can the characters of Florence, Nora and Shareef parallel that of the holy trinity? Nora (the mother), Florence (the daughter) and Shareef (the …
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A series of interviews or perspectives between those who knew Florence and those who simply wanted to comment of her departure (or escape) from Lubbo…
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[Originally written on April 16, 2012] Florence creates two realities for herself when she begins writing to Shareef, but a third one is created for …
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Florence is attracted to Egypt because it is an exotic place. She also has a skin condition, not the kind that must hide from the sun.
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Is she hospitalized? If not, is she working? What does she do at home? How has this affected Florence's state of mind?
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Rosemary arose from sleep to the sound of footsteps outside her window. "Do you hear that Bill?" she tapped nervously on her husband's shoulder. The…
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Role in Story: Main character, Protagonist Occupation: Secretary, college drop-out, high school salutatorian Physical Description: Petite…
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Florence was in Heaven on Sundays. It was her day to sing. Restlessness always consumed her until the hour of the hymn arrived. At that moment, Flore…
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The story of Florence parallels the gonzo style as she submits herself to the mercy of the fate of the letter and of cotton. She allows herself to b…
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Florence's life up until she decides to leave Lubbock for Egypt is an anti-pattern from that of her mother. Most importantly, the pattern begins whe…
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After saving her mother from suicide, Florence begins her pen pal writing as a means of escape. It is also the beginning of the Jet Age and knowing …
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Florence is brought up under the sheltered world or a possessive mother and religion (Southern Baptism). It has claimed her and unbeknown to her, sh…
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Character Name Role in Story: Florence’s best friend, who discovers the letters to Shareef in Egypt, but secretly withholds them from the investi…
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Chris' dying father - cancer - anger song about a wish - Airplane by B.O.B. carpe diem songs story ideas life's full circle my younger brother keeps …
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Brainstormed notes: 1. Florence would leave a note behind that her friend (possibly Hispanic) would see. Her friend would discover it because she wo…
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Fleshing out the idea of how to describe a scene from which two meanings can be derived. The purpose of this is to lead the reader into thinking tha…
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Petrarch Berger Role in Story: Psychologist that does not diagnose Florence with HD but indicates to her father that she should live a life of mu…
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F was song and dance, pen and the page, lyric and tune. She was conductor of her own destiny, herself in the words. Poetry as songs without homes. …