Miss Lonely Hearts?

[Brad Rose]

“You’d be perfect,” Beth coaxed. “You’re smart and beautiful (with “beautiful,” Lola blushed into the phone, although Beth, of course, couldn’t see her pink flushed face) AND you can write. We really need someone for our e-zine who can write the advice column, you know, relationships, men, women, that sort of thing? Your perspective, as a young woman trying to make it in Hollywood, would be fantastic for our readership. You can do it whenever you’re not going to auditions.”

As Beth paused her sales pitch, Lola froze for a second. The word “relationships” grated on her. She wasn’t sure which would be more intimidating: learning to type well enough to submit her writing to an editor—even if it was just her friend, Beth, or pretending to be an “expert” about two of her most dreaded subjects, ‘men’ and ‘relationships.’

[Brad Rose]

Thanks so much, Michael. I'm flattered. And glad that you still find these folks interesting. I encourage you to keep reading. I fear that this might be a bit of a soap opera, but I'd like to think that is the result of the brief episodic nature of the 'chapters'. As for the characters, I too hope they never find out about this story. I can't afford to pay a libel lawyer. Not a good one, anyway. Actually these characters are made up of bits and pieces of different folks, and some speculation about human nature, as well. Lola feels like she has taken on her own genuine identity... Richard remains a little obscure to me, as to who he really is. But I suspect I will find out as this progresses. Thanks again for reading. The entire sequence, to date, is at http://lola-loves-richard.blogspot.com/

[Michael Brown]

Always on target and expertly worded. You have carried these characters through many travails and minor mishaps and they still glow. If they are based on people you know, I hope they never find out so that they keep providing material. Whether they once were actual or have just come to life as Brad Rose creations, they certainly are worth following. I don't always comment because you're so prolific, but I follow them.