Thank you, Daniel. You also reminded me how important formatting is. Maybe it would have worked better to have everything that was in the letter be italicized and not just the dream.
I really liked this piece. It was down to earth without being preachy. Very moving.
I posted a comment earlier and then deleted it, because I thought there was a formatting issue, but it was just me. I went back and reread it and see that the story was italicized only at the point where the father is describing the dream. For some reason I thought that the entire section after the dream was the son reflecting on the dream’s import. So that was a mistake on my part.
Thank you, Lenny. I think it’s key for writers to capture and interpret the truth for readers. Whether high fantasy or something more literary, relatable human truth is what brings us to the stories we love to read. And keeps us there.
Thank you, Daniel. You also reminded me how important formatting is. Maybe it would have worked better to have everything that was in the letter be italicized and not just the dream.
I really liked this piece. It was down to earth without being preachy. Very moving.
I posted a comment earlier and then deleted it, because I thought there was a formatting issue, but it was just me. I went back and reread it and see that the story was italicized only at the point where the father is describing the dream. For some reason I thought that the entire section after the dream was the son reflecting on the dream’s import. So that was a mistake on my part.
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Thanks for the dose of reality. Lenny J.
Thank you, Lenny. I think it’s key for writers to capture and interpret the truth for readers. Whether high fantasy or something more literary, relatable human truth is what brings us to the stories we love to read. And keeps us there.