Huh. I'm rewriting the first scene that's in Anna's POV. It feels like she should break into "Going Through the Motions" at any moment now.
I wonder if I'm overdoing the misery.
Captain was looking for a pilot. I found a husband. Seemed to work out.
Zoe ,'Bushwhacked'
The Great Write Way
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Susan W. - Jan 02, 2005 7:34:10 pm PST #9189 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Beverly - Jan 02, 2005 7:38:09 pm PST #9190 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
connie, will you send me the thing in the body of an email? I'll C&P to Word, and send as an attachment to Deb. I'd love to read it, too, if you're willing to let me.
Susan W. - Jan 02, 2005 7:47:34 pm PST #9191 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Beta, beta, anyone up for a quick beta?
deborah grabien - Jan 02, 2005 7:48:37 pm PST #9192 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Susan, send. It may be a bit later on, though, if that's OK.
Susan W. - Jan 02, 2005 7:56:42 pm PST #9193 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Insent, Deb.
Lilty Cash - Jan 02, 2005 8:01:32 pm PST #9194 of 10001
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
I did what I expect will be the great crammed-in bulk of my living before I was about 23.
Is it bad that I get this feeling and I'm only two years removed? And, even if this wasn't the most of it, I feel like I've been emotionally hung over from it ever since, and am just starting to come out of it and crave more living.
And now I'm sleepy and comfy and nonsensical, so I'll turn in. (And Deb, don't worry, I certainly didn't think you were dissing!)
I'm going to try to be better about doing my drabbles, because they are precisely the kick in the ass I need right now.
dcp - Jan 02, 2005 9:45:15 pm PST #9195 of 10001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
This ended up being more about the dive than the fall, but anyway....
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Step to the end of the board and turn around. Weight up on the balls of the feet, then ease backwards to the very edge.
Flex the board once to prime it, bend the knees, leap up and out and over. Head back, watch for the water to come into view.
Time stretches as the world rotates.
From the top of the dive there is time to spot the aim point, time to straighten the knees and point the toes, time to enjoy the fall.
Then time rushes forward and the hands come together just before they hit the surface.
Connie Neil - Jan 02, 2005 10:00:46 pm PST #9196 of 10001
brillig
For the curious, Hubby demanded equal spousal rights to his email, so this is the first I've gotten back to the 'puter. File sent to deb and she can open it. Damn, her impatience is gratifying.
She said tantalizing. Hee.
deborah grabien - Jan 02, 2005 10:12:54 pm PST #9197 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
A diving drabble! How cool is that?
connie, backsent to you.
dcp - Jan 02, 2005 10:20:01 pm PST #9198 of 10001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Free-falling:
Douglas Adams got it a little wrong when he wrote "The trick to flying is to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Throwing yourself at the ground and missing is orbiting, moving forward so fast that the curve of the Earth drops away from you as fast as you drop toward it.
I want to see what it's like first-hand, but I've come to accept that I will never be young enough, or smart enough, or rich enough to ever make that dream come true.
So I hang on the news of every crewed space flight, living vicariously.