One of the coolest items in Evanston Public Library Friends‘ fundraising “Armchair Auction” was immortality.
Jodi MacArthur
No, really: Immortality. And I got it on the cheap. Guess the market’s a little soft.
Any writer can offer immortality by printed word (mwa-ha-ha!), but this time it’s from friend Jodi MacArthur. I adore her spooky stories. And for a nice donation to the EPLF, she wrote me into one. I’m so excited to read it! My foray into fictional characterhood apparently involves being a librarian. (I’m good with that.)
Here’s a teaser, to whet thine appetite:
There is you. Then there’s the promise of who you could be. But what if you aren’t who you think you are? Margo Gremmler bends the rules to get by. The only way to make an honest living is to be criminal. The drawback?
Guilt can be a bitch.
And a quick excerpt:
“We received some information last night-”
“About what?”
Phillips cocked his head to the side. “That someone was dealing drugs out of this house.”
The silence was thick. She could hear the grandfather clock tick, tick, tick.
“Oh,” Margo smiled and shrugged. “I’m just a librarian.”
Read the story now!
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Margoblog 
I read. I commented. I called the Evanston cops on you.
[grins]
Try what you will, Karen. Mayor Tisdahl’s my friend on Facebook. :)
Thanks for your help on Jodi’s story! I sadly won’t get to read for another few hours…
Ah, in with the man. No wonder you can get away with…..well…. don’t want to give the story away…
I figure I get away with something, from what Jodi has said… :)
Or do you?
Karen! Your hilarious (I called them too). Thanks so much for your help, hon!
So you don’t have to be a vampire to be immortal?
Margo,
First I’d like to say you have the coolest character name EVER. I wish I had thought of it before your mother. Second, this story is all your fault, and I’m so so SO pleased you and your community were able to save the libraries. Libraries are time machines and the gift of immortality dwells within those walls (as you’ve stated). Thanks so much for modeling for this character, and really creating this whole ruckus of a story. Amazing what one inspired person will inspire in others, a sort of domino effect.
Thank you so much, hon and I hope you enjoy the story!
Jodi, I’m going to read it now! I’m so excited. I’ll read it aloud – seems apropos.
Aw, thank you for the kind words! I feel the very same way about libraries. Well, you know that…
Wowww, Jodi! I love how all the gritty elements came together to create a good person. Huh. I guess “good by night”/”bad by day” worked out pretty well. You are a rock star! I want to read more, more, more! :)
I must put this on the EPLF Facebook page tomorrow! I think they’ll wayyy dig it.
Glad you liked the good by night/good by day twist! And the librarian thing.
Tell me truly, what were you
expecting? There’s so much more to her story, everything becomes more and more
twisted, unpredictable and of course, she’s the biggest WildCard of them all.
That’d be awesome if the library tuned in. ;-)
You know what? I didn’t really expect anything in particular, other than I knew it would have your usual depth and authenticity. From the Nick Cave cue you sent me, I thought it might have a little extra grit – and I was right!
Please keep me posted on more. I want to see how things continue to twist…
[I have posted this on EPLF’s Facebook wall, so I’m sure I’ll hear something soon!]
lovely writing!
Thanks very much! :)
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