A Pillar on Wetherby Close
All the Wetherby stories in one place, for your enjoyment and ease of reference.
All the Wetherby stories in one place, for your enjoyment and ease of reference.
Short & long can both be satisfying
I’ve written all these so each one can be enjoyed as a stand alone story, or they can be read as a series. I would recommend reading in order, if you’re reading more than one.
I do get a bit put off by serieses. (Yes I have commitment issues, and no, I don't know the plural for series, which is already a plural. So sue me). For that reason, in general, I’ve kept them fairly short, and made it so you can just read one if that's what you prefer, and it should make sense. Does it work? Who even knows. Your feedback is welcome.
The exceptions: "I Love it Here" is longer, as it's a challenge entry. "Vanilla" and "Vanilla cont'd" are really two halves of the same instalment.
Use of AI
Full disclosure - these are written by me, not by AI. That said, I have had some conversations with it to get a feel for how it “talks”. It made me feel grubby, but it was research. I took great pleasure in calling it a moron, prick and shitwhistle. You know, to see how it would respond to being insulted, or to escalating anger. I repeat: research.
Fun fact: it doesn't help in any way whatsoever. Not that intelligent then.
I was also intrigued by how easy it was to use that language, because, as Nona says, it’s not really a person.
Do our interactions with, and reliance on, AI make us less human?
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Here they are, in order.
Date Night
Nona is fed up with her distant husband, and looks elsewhere for companionship.
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The Handshake
Nona finds a way.
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Nona waits anxiously for her companion to wake up.
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A New Man
Nona is thrilled with this new phase in her relationship, and plans a dinner party.
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The Fixer
Things haven't gone exactly to plan after the dinner party.
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Hanging
Someone else is less thrilled with this new phase.
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Lorin has a choice to make. (Vocal would not let me embed the link, so have a hyperlink instead.)
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Lorin might be screwed.
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Narrowly escaped the Filth community
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Things are working out beautifully for Nona, and she has an opportunity to help someone out
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Rita's husband, Ian, turns out to be a bit of a dick
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On open relationships
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As husbands go, Ian could be better
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Ball Gags & Handcuffs & Tarp, Oh My
Nona has another bash at the procedure, this being the third attempt
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An inner battle is ongoing
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I Love it Here (challenge entry)
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The gang are settling in to their little neighbourhood
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Someone is still struggling, and feels trapped
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Problems integrating, would you like to force an unexpected reboot?
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Content warning may be warranted for abusive behaviour
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Nona did not see that coming
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Rita is concerned about Nona; the cracks are showing
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Nona takes a drastic step
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Exactly what it says on the tin
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Aster notices something weird going on
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Still with Aster
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The fuzz visit Nona
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It's all going wrong for Nona
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Nona has moves of her own
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Nona's perfect world is cracking
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Somebody's done a flit
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Police dig deeper into Nona's accusation
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Police make a disturbing discovery
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Memories of a disembodied person
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The female of the species is more deadly than the male
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Come on then, let me out
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Ronnie adjusts to being re-embodied
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Jac's new friendship deepens
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Aster adjusts to being back at school, but her friends have heard some worrying rumours
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I'll come back and keep adding to these as I go along. I'm managing another instalment every day so far.
The goal here was to not be able to fully like or dislike any of the prominent characters. To start out feeling sorry for them, and then end up thinking screw that person. Or to start out disliking them, and then start feeling sympathy.
As always, thank you for reading!
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Comments (3)
SHITWHISTLE 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Smart move It gets hard sometimes to not miss one
I’ve read them all! Such an exciting ride, and I’m glad you’ve put this together for those who come to this saga from a midpoint.