That HIgh School Crush

WE all have that one High School Crush that stays with us our entire life. At odd moments we reflect back and wonder what kind of life they led, where it took them, and as Garth Brooks sings, "What's she doing now?"
That little distant grey memory that pops up at unusual times is what prompted me to write my bestseller from 2006 that keeps on enchanting the readers with it's story and true emotions, my little novel, THE HONEY BEE GIRL.

The young girl I based my story on never got to read my feelings from way back then when we were teenagers, since she passed away before I had a chance to tell her about the book. That was irony and closure, and sad and it hurt-just like so many thoughts of my past.
I remember how the first time i held her hand and the tingles that coursed thorugh my heart made me think i could fly. How could any feeling ever top this-this feeling of magic and sweet emotion?

The sad thing is that first hand that you hold with those new feelings is the last time you will feel those first flickering magic tingles, the next time they will be different and the memory of that first time will last your lifetime inside of you.

The magic of The Honey Bee Girl is the magic of young love, first kiss, that special way her eyes captivate you and lead you around like a little puppy dog starved for affection. It is the power of a grown man looking back over his youth and remembering those emotions and feelings that shaped his life. It is the power of truth. The Honey Bee Girl is a part of my life, my past and what shaped my future.
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Published on February 21, 2012 09:52 Tags: doug-hiser, love-story, the-honey-bee-girl
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