Posted by Krazy Kat on October 30, 2001, at 16:23:56
In reply to Re: Just some whining... » Krazy Kat , posted by kid_A on October 30, 2001, at 13:33:39
I had a short story idea that has yet to come to fruition. It was inspired by Strangers on a Train - Hitchcock and the Whistler.
I thought of a man who listened in on conversations on trains, in busy stations, etc., then followed the folks. He would whisper at the appropriate safe moment what he felt they should do about the situation. For instance - a husband and wife having an argument - he "acts as her conscience" and tells her to leave him. If he had overheard the husband speaking to a girlfriend on the phone in her absence, he could include this.
The main thing is that he is never seen, and he creates havoc. Just to do it.
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