Graceful prose, elegantly expressed and artfully arranged. Your writing is so polished and thoughtful. Love to read your written words.
The only neck I really have on hand (at Thanksgiving!) is a turkey neck, and I just don't think it would fulfill anyone, except PopPop used to love the turkey neck saying the meat was the sweetest. Just seemed so funny to see his big fingers picking at small scraps of turkey neck meet.
Listened to your discussion with Jeff Lund--felt like I was eavesdropping on a conversation on a train ride that I became interested in hearing and wanted to interject.
“Ketchikan was our first Alaskan port of call and the scene of the passengers’ first disillusionment. In the minds of most of us aboard was an image of Alaska formed by Robert W. Service of Jack London—a land of deep snow, igloos, Eskimos, polar bears . . . intense cold and gold everywhere. Ketchikan as we rounded the bend, delivered a shattering blow to this fine image; the village was a warm, mosquitoey place, smelling of fish.”
- E.B. White
I think a percentage of the 1.2 million tourists who arrived on cruise ships this summer would agree.
Delighted to learn more about my writing guru EBW, Lou! Perhaps he is the subliminal influencer of my publishing several collections of “Short Takes”. To quote Mies van der Rohe, sometimes less is more. Writing little bits is a nice way to keep the writing engine ticking over when the gas tank is low. And thanks for a timely reminder of the joys of braising as the cooler days arrive!
I like to replace commas with —.
For me, the — symbolizes a better way to convey the urgency I feel to get the “meat” of any matter—no pun intended!
Graceful prose, elegantly expressed and artfully arranged. Your writing is so polished and thoughtful. Love to read your written words.
The only neck I really have on hand (at Thanksgiving!) is a turkey neck, and I just don't think it would fulfill anyone, except PopPop used to love the turkey neck saying the meat was the sweetest. Just seemed so funny to see his big fingers picking at small scraps of turkey neck meet.
Listened to your discussion with Jeff Lund--felt like I was eavesdropping on a conversation on a train ride that I became interested in hearing and wanted to interject.
I love you and your unique brain.
I trust PopPop on that front!
I love the section on E.B. White's use of asterisks and your summer of pennies. This paragraph is a particularly shiny one. Thanks.
Thank you, Deborah!
“Ketchikan was our first Alaskan port of call and the scene of the passengers’ first disillusionment. In the minds of most of us aboard was an image of Alaska formed by Robert W. Service of Jack London—a land of deep snow, igloos, Eskimos, polar bears . . . intense cold and gold everywhere. Ketchikan as we rounded the bend, delivered a shattering blow to this fine image; the village was a warm, mosquitoey place, smelling of fish.”
- E.B. White
I think a percentage of the 1.2 million tourists who arrived on cruise ships this summer would agree.
Probably the majority!
Delighted to learn more about my writing guru EBW, Lou! Perhaps he is the subliminal influencer of my publishing several collections of “Short Takes”. To quote Mies van der Rohe, sometimes less is more. Writing little bits is a nice way to keep the writing engine ticking over when the gas tank is low. And thanks for a timely reminder of the joys of braising as the cooler days arrive!
My own as well!