Felicity and Smedley 4evah!

As we mentioned previously, we recently spent a few days sprucing up the blog. While reading through all of the Monday and Wednesday posts where we share our bizarro microfiction writing prompts, we learned something uncomfortable about ourselves. Namely, that we favor a certain breed of names. They tend to be old-fashioned and a bit snooty, at least to our ears. Felicity is used most often, by both Jen and Kent. Is it the same Felicity each time? That seems unlikely, and it’s probably safer to say no. If it was always the same Felicity, that would probably nudge Jen back toward the quagmire of trying to concoct one epic plot that could encompass everything. That way madness lies.

No, it’s better to not impose order, even if it means living in a world populated with many a Felicity, Winifred, and Gertrude, and their boyfriends, Smedley, Archibald, and Reginald.

We also have a penchant for saddling couples with matching names: Emilio and Emily, Phil and Felicia, Felix and Felicity.

Regular readers of the Skelleyverse will know that Jen is almost entirely in charge of naming the characters in our novels. In light of that, it was interesting to see proof that, when winging it, she makes choices just as questionable as Kent’s.