Self-Review – Never

Let’s Look at Never

The prompt word reminded me of the game, Never Have I Ever. Except I have absolutely conflated it with Truth or Dare here.

Eh, no biggie.

I wrote this story during the third quarter of 2021.

Background

The original prompt word was just the title. It’s another quickie vignette.

There Was Never a Real Plot

Four girls in a summer camp in the 1970s play a game together. Given the time frame, it is entirely possible that they’re at the same camp as Harmony in the short story, Camp.

The only girl missing, then, is Didi. Or Harmony herself, if you want to get technical. But this is the sort of activity that campers most likely would not want to be doing in front of any sort of authority figure.

This even includes a teenager like Harmony.

Characters

The characters are the girls in the bunk, Karla, Natalie, Beth, and Rhonda.

Memorable Quotes

“Never have I ever…” Karla’s eyes lit upon the new girl in the bunk, “wet the bed.”

“True,” said Natalie, the new girl. “Never have I ever kissed Chris Statler.”

This time, Rhonda took a moment from chewing bubble gum and piped up. “Sadly, that’s true. Never have I ever written a fan letter to Bobby Sherman.”

“False,” said Beth.

It Never Had a Rating Before

The story has a K rating. While games like Truth or Dare can often turn nasty or become highly charged sexually, this one doesn’t.

Takeaways

This is a harmless little story and never (see what I did there?) really needs to be updated. Camp is really the better story, when it comes to reminiscing about my earlier days at summer camp.

Ah well, they aren’t all terrific, you know. And I imagine that if you did not live through that time, or attended summer camp, or played such games, you may be a bit lost.

You may even be wondering just what the point is about the whole thing.

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