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A Review
A former classmate of mine and fine poet, Gene, went to the Well Read (New & Used) Books and picked up a copy of Letters to my Mother (but really for my father). Then he wrote me this:
"Kate... read your book today, really enjoyed it, a tear or two almost eeked out there... and you did make me laugh aloud. I connected with so much of the home town stuff, and also enjoyed taking a step back, as if I had not known you or the places and people, and it was just as good. Any one from home should love it.... I can see this being a big hit with woman, and can see this on the big screen, and being a hit....Really good, honest, brave, loving, tender, and helpful..... I know there is stuff in there that will give comfort to others...I'm giving it to my wife to read next... Congrats"
Writers write alone and in the dark stringing together fragments of light. They do it because otherwise, they might be destructive. Sometimes a writer wants to give up. Why bother? Especially in this fire-at-cha over saturated culture, who is listening? Really? Then nice notes like the above encourage one to keep at it.
In 2004 I saw Bill Murray at a NYT Times Talk. He said, "If you can write, you must." On down days I remember this. So to all you creators out there, you must keep at it and I will too.
"Kate... read your book today, really enjoyed it, a tear or two almost eeked out there... and you did make me laugh aloud. I connected with so much of the home town stuff, and also enjoyed taking a step back, as if I had not known you or the places and people, and it was just as good. Any one from home should love it.... I can see this being a big hit with woman, and can see this on the big screen, and being a hit....Really good, honest, brave, loving, tender, and helpful..... I know there is stuff in there that will give comfort to others...I'm giving it to my wife to read next... Congrats"
Writers write alone and in the dark stringing together fragments of light. They do it because otherwise, they might be destructive. Sometimes a writer wants to give up. Why bother? Especially in this fire-at-cha over saturated culture, who is listening? Really? Then nice notes like the above encourage one to keep at it.
In 2004 I saw Bill Murray at a NYT Times Talk. He said, "If you can write, you must." On down days I remember this. So to all you creators out there, you must keep at it and I will too.
