The nurses turn her every two hours to keep her from drowning in her own fluids.
Not so she won’t die, but so she won’t die that way.
You wait.
Can she see you?
Can she hear you?
First, you play marches. Because she always played Sousa while she did housework, however infrequent that was.
Then you play waltzes. Because [...]
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and the meaning of it all?
Posted in writing, tagged meaning, pain, writing on April 10, 2009 | 4 Comments »
wounded writers
Posted in mind, writing, tagged idea, pain, writing on March 21, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Wounds.
The ones you can’t see.
How much writing comes from unresolved grief? I’m not sure even the writer knows.
You might start with the barest wisp of an idea. You diddle around, you form a sentence or two, and then it’s like you’re channeling another dimension. Anguish spatters across your screen. Venom, confusion, self-flagellation.
You grope in the [...]
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