‘He heard the door open and close and her feet on the stairs and he thought, I must get her to go on a trip. I must figure out some way to do it. I have to think up something practical. I’ve got this now for the rest of my life and I must figure out ways not to destroy her life and ruin her with it. She has been so good and she was not built to be good. I mean this sort of good. I mean good every day and dull good.’
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‘Then why do we have to talk about me going away? I know I’m not good at looking after you but I can do things other people can’t do and we do love each other. You love me and you know it and we know things nobody else knows.’
-Ernest Hemingway. ‘Get A Seeing – Eyed Dog.’
I find these pieces powerful. There’s a third just as nicely done if you’d like to find the story. Hemingway’s writing opens thought patterns for me when I read his work. This happens nearly instantaneously. For me he is the single most influential writer I have ever read.
If you notice, Hemingway has hidden a portion of humanity in a secret for only the two speaking to one another. Of course the secret is also open to the reader. If the reader is reading to comprehend.
Lately I haven’t had time to write in depth pieces to share on here. My priorities are family, work and writing for submission. I steal moments here and there to write short poems or Odd Walking Thoughts to publish on WP. I enjoy doing so. Sometimes I’ll sit Gavin on my lap and he’ll try to slam the keyboard with his tiny hands while I write a three line poem. Gavin sees me typing. He wants to type also. Since he’s only five months old his typing is more like smashing. He’s clever at shutting programs down.
I hope you find writing that moves you. Writing that burrows into you and changes you instantly for the rest of your life.
Cheers,
-Matt
I love it when I have to dig deep into a piece
It’s mental chess for me
I don’t get to do that as often as I would like to
With you I get to do that
I’m glad we met
In a wp kind of way
I’m glad to hear how Gavin sits on your lap
That’s how they learn
I know it’s hard to hear
But I always look forward to your posts
As always Sheldon
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Chess. What a great analogy. I love chess. I don’t know why it’s hard to hear, but thank you for saying so. Thank you for this comment. Thank you for being Sheldon.
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Your welcome Matt
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“Writing that burrows into you and changes you instantly for the rest of your life.” I think your words in this sentence just did that to me!
Gavin will be 6 months old soon! It’s my favorite age – they are so happy and sociable and interactive and … oh, heck – I probably say that about every stage, when they’re in it. But 6 months is kind of a special marker when it comes to babyhood. I love hearing about whatever you wish to share. Hope all is well with you and family! 🙂
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Yes he will! Things are very good. I hope all is well on your end. I hadn’t thought much of the line when I wrote it. Now though, maybe I’ll make it a post. Thanks for that!
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Hemingway is one of my favorite authors too. I agree that there is a lot of humanity in his writing.
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