When I was in high school, one summer we spent a week or so visiting my Army brother, who was then stationed at Fort Dix in NJ. We did various touristy day trips, including Gettysburg. (Which is a fascinating place, BTW.) I vividly recall standing with my Dad at whichever Union position repulsed Pickett's Charge, and saying something along the lines of "So they were here, and we attacked from there." Right afterward, I overheard another family, where the father said the exact opposite of what I had just said.
(Not that I've ever thought of the Southerners as the good guys, not remotely. However, as the Alabama-bred great-great-granddaughter of a Confederate soldier, I can't help viewing Civil War battlefields from a Southern POV.)
I'm going to post my fencing piece for all y'all to read, but I'm going to delete it after a little while, so as to avoid any pre-publishing debacle.
t now deleted; let me know if anyone wants to read it....
That's really good, Teppy. Congrats again.
I'm not quoting because of the pre-publication thing, but the line abotu being built for reading? Cracked me up.
Certainly not built for a sport that was the precursor to ballet, that most graceful of physical exertions.
Seriously? I didn't know that! Neat.
I'm not quoting because of the pre-publication thing, but the line abotu being built for reading? Cracked me up.
I think probably quoting a line would be okay, but I'm not sure. Anyway, thanks! My small group in my writing class loved that line, too. When they heard I had to edit it down from 800 to 500 words, they threatened me with grave injury if I cut that line.
Steph, that is a damn good article. Congratulations on getting it published.
they threatened me with grave injury if I cut that line.
As would I have. Lines like that make the difference between a nice little "I started a new sport and boy am I sore!" piece, and an essay that gives you a look at someone you didn't know, and you wrote the latter.
