The genesis of “MeTube” was an actual YouTube video, “Bride Has Massive Hair Wig Out” which initially presented itself as an actual pre-wedding video but was later revealed to be a promotional video for hair care products. Regardless of its veracity, the question that struck me about the video was, What happened after the camera turned off? Did the bride go through with the wedding? If not, how did everyone around her react to that development. This question of what happens after the story ends is one that often intrigues me and in this case I found it to be fertile ground.
The story has been kicking around for a while, having been workshopped first in a writers’ group I participated in around 2007–8 with Georgene Smith Goodin among others, and then resurrected when I took a class at Story Studio Chicago with Lee Strickland. It took a few bouts of submissions before it was finally accepted by Popshot for their Truth issue.
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