It's where all the great stories come from. In this modern era, great stories are built upon the shoulders of great stories, as we learn from our betters and craft ever more diverting entertainment. But the original fireside tales were simple embellishments of truth -- and sometimes truth needs no embellishment at all.
The Murder
On a lush, deserted island visited but rarely by whalers and ne'er-do-wells, a brave Scotsman and a beautiful and unhappily married Spanish woman fall in love ... and tragedy ensues.
I'm mainly marking it here for future reference, and to share with whoever's interested meanwhile. It's not like I can copyright the idea.
2 comments:
Totally agree on the history thing. And certain things resonate more than others. I guess that's personal taste. Everybody likes pirates. I recently read a novel set in the Caucasus around 700 AD and couldn't put it down (a rarity for me.) Stories told around the campfire at night of the day's adventure, lessons, warnings, have become pure entertainment but it remains something we crave.
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