One of the Few
Screen capture of the webpage for "One of the Few".
Author	greerwatson
Date posted	30/May/2010
Where posted	FK Fic Fest
Rating/Warning	PG
Genres	Ficathons, historical fiction, drama
Format	short story
Archive Location

Story RecapEdit

On leave in London, Gordon Barrington (from "Forward Into the Past") runs into Nick Knight during an air raid in World War II.

NotesEdit

Written as a thank-you to brightknightie for a creating and administering FK Fic Fest 2010 (released 30 May). Word count: 1100 words.

Written to the prompt: "Gordon & Katherine Barrington. So often, we come in at the tragic end of Nick's friendships. I would love to read an incident from the beginning or middle of one of them. (It could be a flashback inside another scenario, or it could be the whole piece.)."

Author's NotesEdit

• "One bit of characterization ("It was different in the air. He knew what to do, whatever happened.") came from my late uncle's reminiscences—not made to me, but to my parents. [...] Since a real veteran contributed to this story, albeit unknowingly, it is indeed appropriate that you read it on Memorial Day." — from the author's response to brightknightie's comments on the story, posted to FK Fic Fest.

QuotesEdit

• "The air raid came as they sat in the restaurant waiting for their meal to be served. It was bad timing: he was starving after the long drive, and wished Jerry had had the courtesy to wait at least until after the main course had been eaten."

See AlsoEdit

• "One of the Few" on the author's website