Ren, I loved this piece about family mythology and how we are taught it from the time we are small. I loved your story, but even more than that, your brilliant, creative, specific use of language brought me deeply into your story and your characters. In just a few words, I KNEW your grandmother, I KNEW your grandfather. And I loved the way you described your knowing as a child, that some things about the people you loved were meant to be private. Great piece.
Ren, I loved this piece about family mythology and how we are taught it from the time we are small. I loved your story, but even more than that, your brilliant, creative, specific use of language brought me deeply into your story and your characters. In just a few words, I KNEW your grandmother, I KNEW your grandfather. And I loved the way you described your knowing as a child, that some things about the people you loved were meant to be private. Great piece.
Thank you for such a close reading, Laura!
Your narrative voice - genius as always. I think all storytellers talk in tongues of one sort or another. That's our gift, and our curse.
I like that way of looking at it