Ask the Author: C.J. Maughan
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C.J. Maughan
It started as a short story actually. I was standing outside, on my back porch, late one night after letting my dog, Ollie, out.
Everything was silent. Everyone was sleeping.
Then, on the next street over I heard a bus pull up. That loud - woosh - of the air brakes and the door swinging opening caught my attention. It was too dark too see anything besides the reflection of the bus's headlights, but I wondered who could be riding the bus at this hour? What was their life like?
My short story, Dead Bus (available on my website), was the result of this. But after I finished it, it seemed like such a bigger story. I kept wondering where was everyone on the bus going? What happened if someone rode it all the way to the end of the line? What was waiting for them there?
Eighteen was the result of that question.
Everything was silent. Everyone was sleeping.
Then, on the next street over I heard a bus pull up. That loud - woosh - of the air brakes and the door swinging opening caught my attention. It was too dark too see anything besides the reflection of the bus's headlights, but I wondered who could be riding the bus at this hour? What was their life like?
My short story, Dead Bus (available on my website), was the result of this. But after I finished it, it seemed like such a bigger story. I kept wondering where was everyone on the bus going? What happened if someone rode it all the way to the end of the line? What was waiting for them there?
Eighteen was the result of that question.
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