I'm hooked. "True, he might have brought the cushioned rocking chair with the string doily from the other room and sat right there, the two of them, together. He might have talked or hummed or listened, like she listened, to the weather. But that would have surprised them both, and they were long past surprises ..." Gorgeous.
A lovely enticement. Reminds me of a story my mother began—without your language skills, but the concept. I’ll be looking for more of this story. Congratulations!
"He might have talked or hummed or listened, like she listened, to the weather. But that would have surprised them both, and they were long past surprises—the news of her illness being tired and ancient, his desire to keep living not—what is the word?—poignant. His desire to keep living was—here is the word—paramount." Oh, boy. Hooked by these lines, this story of a life, already.
I'm hooked. "True, he might have brought the cushioned rocking chair with the string doily from the other room and sat right there, the two of them, together. He might have talked or hummed or listened, like she listened, to the weather. But that would have surprised them both, and they were long past surprises ..." Gorgeous.
Thank you so much, Sue Ann. Lines worked on for a long, long time.
A lovely enticement. Reminds me of a story my mother began—without your language skills, but the concept. I’ll be looking for more of this story. Congratulations!
I would love to know that story, Deb. Thank you so much.
What a wonderful example of descriptive words and sentences. I was there, I could see it! Can't wait to read the book.
Lynne, thank you. I have been there, in my mind, for such a long time now. Decades.
The food choices really got me ! Amidst all the other details, the bones and flesh, his desire to keep living - I look forward to reading your book !
I appreciate this so much, Emily.
"He might have talked or hummed or listened, like she listened, to the weather. But that would have surprised them both, and they were long past surprises—the news of her illness being tired and ancient, his desire to keep living not—what is the word?—poignant. His desire to keep living was—here is the word—paramount." Oh, boy. Hooked by these lines, this story of a life, already.
Very grateful. Thank you.
"Her mattress has been rutted by the long lengths of her illness." Such a gutting line. Thank you.
Thank you, Lisa.