Measuring Up
I'm really bereft in not flogging the fact that Bill Sherman & Becky Fox's ongoing Dimensions serial, "Measure By Measure" posted its 99th chapter in November. A seriocomic romantic serial set among the members of a mythical midwestern size acceptance chapter, it follows the romantic plights of a group of fat women & men as well as their admirers. Two couples in particular have stood out in the first 99 chapters: plus-sized paralegal Jenny and her boyfriend Paul, plus super-sized New Age storeowner Misty and her sous chef lover Joe. In the first, we've seen the new-to-size-acceptance Jenny struggle with years of family-taught self-doubt to accept her FA paramour; in the second, the more experienced Misty is occasionally forced to rein in her more enthusiastic fanta-sizer lover.
Throughout the series, we're privy to the occasional differences and misunderstandings that can arise between fat admirer and admired, especially as it relates to male fantasies. The men in "Measure" may occasionally be seen indulging in WG daydreams, and while the women in their life sometimes wonder about this practice, the fact is that none of 'em actively engage in it. At one point in the serial, in fact, a character is falsely accused of being a feeder on a daytime talk show, but it's obvious that his accuser has her own agenda is doing this.
"Measure By Measure" has been running as a serial for several years on the Dimensions site. In its early days, it ran on a near weekly basis, but over time the serial developed a more sporadic schedule. Its writers are committed to reaching the 100th Chapter mark with a wedding (the serial has already seen a funeral) and several other semi-tidy conclusions. Then they plan to work on honing and correcting the material into novel form with a (doubtless quixotic) eye toward print publication. Whether they continue the serial on Dimensions is up in the air at the moment, so you might wanna get in the action while it's still a-happening. That way, when Renee Zellwegger really gains weight to play full-bottomed Misty in the movie, you can tell yer friends, "I read this when it was just a scruffy web serial!"
Throughout the series, we're privy to the occasional differences and misunderstandings that can arise between fat admirer and admired, especially as it relates to male fantasies. The men in "Measure" may occasionally be seen indulging in WG daydreams, and while the women in their life sometimes wonder about this practice, the fact is that none of 'em actively engage in it. At one point in the serial, in fact, a character is falsely accused of being a feeder on a daytime talk show, but it's obvious that his accuser has her own agenda is doing this.
"Measure By Measure" has been running as a serial for several years on the Dimensions site. In its early days, it ran on a near weekly basis, but over time the serial developed a more sporadic schedule. Its writers are committed to reaching the 100th Chapter mark with a wedding (the serial has already seen a funeral) and several other semi-tidy conclusions. Then they plan to work on honing and correcting the material into novel form with a (doubtless quixotic) eye toward print publication. Whether they continue the serial on Dimensions is up in the air at the moment, so you might wanna get in the action while it's still a-happening. That way, when Renee Zellwegger really gains weight to play full-bottomed Misty in the movie, you can tell yer friends, "I read this when it was just a scruffy web serial!"
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