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Luis...... : (
posted by
benzinha
on June 10, 2004 at 12:40 PM
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His name Cyrano?
(:=>)
posted by
majroj
on June 10, 2004 at 12:07 PM
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maj, my penpal husband is another story entirely. His cousin wrote the
letters for him !!! I loved his cousin and didn't know it....ah, life. Not as good as his word, then.
posted by
benzinha
on June 10, 2004 at 12:00 PM
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Talion, I'm with you!!!
posted by
benzinha
on June 10, 2004 at 11:58 AM
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Hope the penpal was as good as his word
(yuk yuk).
Would you call this a sad, happy, or "just-is" story?
There's a country music song inthere somewhere......
posted by
majroj
on June 9, 2004 at 11:34 PM
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Benzinha
In some, the survival instinct cannot be snuffed out. Like you, what I write is intensely personal, and though I would love to see it in print, possibly earn real money, I don't know how I could without possibly upsetting people. For now, here I will stay, in very good company.
posted by
Talion
on June 9, 2004 at 2:24 PM
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LadyKenobi, sometimes we just have to read a Chicken Soup for the
Crashed and Burning and then, we feel better fast.
posted by
benzinha
on June 9, 2004 at 2:06 PM
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and there is another happy ending here
I am now feeling less sorry for myself :)
posted by
LadyKenobi
on June 9, 2004 at 12:48 PM
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Ca88andra, interview each old auntie, each mother-in-law, each cousin and
every friend and you will find these stories tucked away inside them. We all know these people who struggled against impossible things and found possibilities for salvation within themselves. We ourselves have overcome much, learned much, taught some and survived. Thanks for reading my story and for commenting upon it.
posted by
benzinha
on June 9, 2004 at 10:40 AM
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Temple, the one thing that I have is thousands of stories to tell, as do
others who maybe just don't realize it. I love other writer's stories about people and unique, but everyday circumstances, stories which tell of struggles and hope. Mine are usually real stories and I couldn't put them in a book, probably because those people in my life would recognize themselves and get really pissed about my indiscretion. So, I tell them here, anonymously and possibly irresponsibly, dunno.
Some subjects, like Dog Boy, could never sue because they are probably not alive anymore, but most are alive and it wouldn't be proper. I could hide them inside of other locations and things, but the truth, to me, is so much more powerful. Like my Vietnamese sister who named her children with American first names and then used Viet, Nam and Meese as their middle names......so that they would never forget their roots. How can an author change that lovely information into anything as powerful, without losing that power of reality?
I loved your last post about your workplace experiences and struggles with your future. Thanks for reading me.
posted by
benzinha
on June 9, 2004 at 10:36 AM
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This is one of those sad / happy stories that I love to read, read again, put away and take out to think about later. There must be so many of these unsung, unknown heroines in the world.
posted by
Ca88andra
on June 9, 2004 at 5:30 AM
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It is only possible that you have such rich and varied experiences
for one reason, to share them. So many lives you've lived, the people in usual circumstances and places. I like this post so much. It reminds me that no matter our situation, we can always find a way to make it better for ourselves...but only we can do it. What a horrible life that she managed to make good. So many people cannot do that. This is our struggle, why we write often times. Powerful and beautifully well written, B. It is not possible for you not to have a book. It's clearly your destiny. Keep these small essays, each one. Put a collection of your favorites and submit them.
posted by
Temple
on June 8, 2004 at 9:52 PM
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Forgot to mention that I married that penpal........over ten years later.
posted by
benzinha
on June 8, 2004 at 12:04 PM
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