The Sparrow's Nest

Aria actually started out in a book that I made back in high school. She had represented all my frustrated views and had a sarcastic angle to her. But as the years went by, the book transformed and so did Aria until she became a whole different character. She was no longer Aria and in a way, Aria remained. When I looked back on her "old self", I said, "I can't just let her go out and never see the light of day again. There has to be a place for her." And so when the Sanitarium Commute came about and I started to write, I remembered Aria and stuck her in. She was perfect in her original form and so made it to the light of day after all.

In doing these behind the scenes messes, I have come to the conclusion that they are much too long, and so will be discussed in short increments. So today for the "Ten Hour Project" I will focus on the setting. It takes place in two areas, the school down in Whiteriver, and the old woman's house "up the hill." Where exactly is this place? I leave that open because it really doesn't matter. There are a lot of places off in the woods up little winding roads. Sometimes there's some almost millionaire in a mansion and other times you got a total weirdo. Needless to say it's somewhere in the pine trees. The phrase "up the hill" refers to a twenty to thirty minute drive up the mountain from Whiteriver to get to the Casino. And from the Casino, another fifteen to thirty minute drive to get to the stores, depending on where you are going. Of course some people make it up in less than ten minutes but they're just statistics waiting to happen. ...