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| hero(es)= [[Jenny Everywhere | | hero(es)= [[Jenny Everywhere (Parallax Universe)|Jenny Everywhere]] | ||
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| featuring= [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small> | | featuring= [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small> | ||
| setting= [[Universe (Fragment: Frogs)|Unnamed universe]] | | setting= [[Universe (Fragment: Frogs)|Unnamed universe]] | ||
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| writer(s)= [[Scott Sanford]] | | writer(s)= [[Scott Sanford]] | ||
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| dates= January the 31st, 2022<br><small>(release)</small> | | dates= January the 31st, 2022<br><small>(release)</small> | ||
| original_link= [https://scott-sanford.dreamwidth.org/45798.html] | | original_link= [https://scott-sanford.dreamwidth.org/45798.html] | ||
| seriesnav = [[Scott Sanford]] | | seriesnav = [[Scott Sanford's Jenny Everywhere stories]] | ||
| previous = ''[[Pratfall (short story)|Pratfall]]'' | | previous = ''[[Pratfall (short story)|Pratfall]]'' | ||
| next = ''[[Misunderstandings (short story)|Misunderstandings]]'' | | next = ''[[Misunderstandings (short story)|Misunderstandings]]'' | ||
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== Contents == | == Contents == | ||
===Plot === | ===Plot === | ||
As she sleeps, [[Jenny Everywhere | As she sleeps, [[Jenny Everywhere (Parallax Universe)|Jenny Everywhere]] dreams of the experiences of another Jenny, who is watching silently in the middle of a rainforest as a chorus of six frogs sing, briefly interrupted by a leopard. Eventually, however, her phone rings in her original reality and she must wake up. | ||
===Worldbuilding=== | ===Worldbuilding=== | ||
====Jenny Everywhere==== | ====Jenny Everywhere==== | ||
* [[Jenny Everywhere | * [[Jenny Everywhere (Parallax Universe)|The Jenny]] featured in this story is primarily the one used by [[Scott Sanford]] from [[PROSE]]: ''[[Parallax (short story)|Parallax]]'' onwards as his “default” Jenny; however, she spends most of the story asleep enjoying the perceptions of another reality's Jenny. | ||
====Universes==== | ====Universes==== | ||
* Jenny is physically in bed in [[Universe | * Jenny is physically in bed in [[Parallax Universe|her own universe]], but observes events in [[Universe (Fragment: Frogs)|another]] in her dreams. | ||
====Other==== | ====Other==== | ||
* Noting that the frogs are signing “a six voice polyphonic | * Noting that the frogs are signing “a six voice [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphony polyphonic] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrigal madrigal]”, Jenny thinks to herself that “[[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]] would approve” and “so would those Mormons at the Tabernacle”. | ||
===Continuity=== | ===Continuity=== | ||
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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
When releasing the story on Dreamwidth in 2022, [[Scott Sanford]] appended some commentary to the story: | When releasing the story on Dreamwidth in 2022, [[Scott Sanford]] appended some commentary to the story: | ||
{{quotebox|The other night I was at the keyboard and this popped out. It’s arguably not a story, although [[Ficly]] had posts shorter and less coherent, but it stands as a quiet interlude in the often noisy life of [[Jenny Everywhere | {{quotebox|The other night I was at the keyboard and this popped out. It’s arguably not a story, although [[Ficly]] had posts shorter and less coherent, but it stands as a quiet interlude in the often noisy life of [[Jenny Everywhere (Parallax Universe)|Jenny Everywhere]]. Like ''[[Awakening (short story)|Awakening]]'', it can be enjoyed as a mood piece.|Scott Sanford}} | ||
===Read online=== | ===Read online=== | ||
The story is available on [https://scott-sanford.dreamwidth.org/45798.html the author's Dreamwidth website]. | The story is available on [https://scott-sanford.dreamwidth.org/45798.html the author's Dreamwidth website]. | ||
Latest revision as of 01:48, 2 April 2023
Fragment: Frogs was a Jenny Everywhere short story written by Scott Sanford in 2022.
Contents
Plot
As she sleeps, Jenny Everywhere dreams of the experiences of another Jenny, who is watching silently in the middle of a rainforest as a chorus of six frogs sing, briefly interrupted by a leopard. Eventually, however, her phone rings in her original reality and she must wake up.
Worldbuilding
Jenny Everywhere
- The Jenny featured in this story is primarily the one used by Scott Sanford from PROSE: Parallax onwards as his “default” Jenny; however, she spends most of the story asleep enjoying the perceptions of another reality's Jenny.
Universes
- Jenny is physically in bed in her own universe, but observes events in another in her dreams.
Other
- Noting that the frogs are signing “a six voice polyphonic madrigal”, Jenny thinks to herself that “Bach would approve” and “so would those Mormons at the Tabernacle”.
Continuity
Behind the scenes
Background
When releasing the story on Dreamwidth in 2022, Scott Sanford appended some commentary to the story:
| The other night I was at the keyboard and this popped out. It’s arguably not a story, although Ficly had posts shorter and less coherent, but it stands as a quiet interlude in the often noisy life of Jenny Everywhere. Like Awakening, it can be enjoyed as a mood piece. |
| —Scott Sanford |
Read online
The story is available on the author's Dreamwidth website.
