Experiments in style: Works in Progress #1

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Greetings!

As you may know, I’ve been experimenting with different kinds of writing. I’ve written a very simple (true) story, and mangled transformed it in various ways. There is more information, and an index of all the published versions so far, here: Experiments in Style Index.

I often write one of these ‘Experiments in style extra’ posts to explain how a version came about, or how I did it, or conduct an exploration behind the scenes. That’s for paid subscribers.

Just because there are times when a new ‘experiment in style’ doesn’t appear, doesn’t mean the legendary Freedman word factory isn’t working at full pelt on one. Indeed, I have at least three that are partially written, and one that is fully written, but which I’m unhappy with.

I thought you may find it interesting to have a look at some of these versions at an early stage. I should be interested in what you think, and whether you think the version being looked at is worth pursuing. Today’s version is a parody of Star Trek.

Please note: this is not an actual Star Trek story but a parody of Star Trek The Next Generation, written in accordance with the UK’s rules on parody or pastiche, and Fair Dealing, and the US’s Fair Use.

cartoon drawing of a spaceship, generated in ImageFX

Captain Slog stardate 241.0367. Several crew members have reported bumping into walls that shouldn’t have been there. I have called a meeting of senior officers to determine the cause, and an appropriate course of action.