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Water, Dance With Me
Excerpt From Water, Dance With Me:
Cora knew what her father expected. Her sister stood under the boy’s arm in front of the van, smiling on command. The dusty bumper was warm behind her sister’s knees and the remnants of the plumber’s name and phone number framed her in the photograph. The lighting and composition could certainly be better. But this is the picture her father deserved, ambushing these two unwilling subjects as they rushed from their house.
Her sister was small and dark haired like her mother. But she had her grandmother’s large eyes and quick smile. She wore shorts, flips flops, and a faded gray hoodie. Her smile was perfect - slightly annoyed but still fetching. The boy, he didn’t matter. A friend, a lover perhaps, but the relationship was of little consequence – on and off, irrelevant.
None of them will see her again. Her face will be frozen in time, framed by years of smiles, birthdays, and milestones that have been stored neatly on the family computer, classified by year and by event. Thumbnail pictures of a once living girl. In two nights, she will disappear, a few hairs left behind inside that van, and this is the final photograph that her father will take of her.
Cora knew what her father expected. Her sister stood under the boy’s arm in front of the van, smiling on command. The dusty bumper was warm behind her sister’s knees and the remnants of the plumber’s name and phone number framed her in the photograph. The lighting and composition could certainly be better. But this is the picture her father deserved, ambushing these two unwilling subjects as they rushed from their house.
Her sister was small and dark haired like her mother. But she had her grandmother’s large eyes and quick smile. She wore shorts, flips flops, and a faded gray hoodie. Her smile was perfect - slightly annoyed but still fetching. The boy, he didn’t matter. A friend, a lover perhaps, but the relationship was of little consequence – on and off, irrelevant.
None of them will see her again. Her face will be frozen in time, framed by years of smiles, birthdays, and milestones that have been stored neatly on the family computer, classified by year and by event. Thumbnail pictures of a once living girl. In two nights, she will disappear, a few hairs left behind inside that van, and this is the final photograph that her father will take of her.
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Published December 18, 2012
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S.J. Davis
34 books162 followersSJ is a Virginia girl living in the Motor City. She loves Typhoo English Tea, flip flops, capris, and cardigans. When she isn't busy writing and publishing, she is busy being a band/soccer/lax/Wolverine mom. Go Blue!
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September 27, 2015
I have read two of S. J. Davis' short stories today - this one and "Fire, Walk with Me." I was disappointed to find that "Earth, Cover Me" is no longer available as it was the longest of the three and had such an interesting premise. While this is a fairly powerful short, I wish it had just a little more background to it. What, exactly, happened to the sister? What happened to the core family in the aftermath that led to such a sad demise? I thought there might be some sort of parallel between stories, since they appear titled together as a set of elementals. Interesting, but I am missing a connection. Definitely going to keep an eye out for this author. Would like more.
January 31, 2013
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Author: SJ Davis
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Summary: Excerpt from Water, Dance with Me:
Cora knew what her father expected. Her sister stood under the boy’s arm in front of the van, smiling on command. The dusty bumper was warm behind her sister’s knees and the remnants of the plumber’s name and phone number framed her in the photograph. The lighting and composition could certainly be better. But this is the picture her father deserved, ambushing these two unwilling subjects as they rushed from their house.
Her sister was small and dark haired like her mother. But she had her grandmother’s large eyes and quick smile. She wore shorts, flips flops, and a faded grey hoodie. Her smile was perfect - slightly annoyed but still fetching. The boy, he didn’t matter. A friend, a lover perhaps, but the relationship was of little consequence – on and off, irrelevant.
None of them will see her again. Her face will be frozen in time, framed by years of smiles, birthdays, and milestones that have been stored neatly on the family computer, classified by year and by event. Thumbnail pictures of a once living girl. In two nights, she will disappear, a few hairs left behind inside that van, and this is the final photograph that her father will take of her.
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The book was very good at showing various ways a photo could paint a thousand words, it was just unfortunate that it was short, I really would have loved to have this longer, to explore various other pictures her father had, recommended to my friends, 5/5
Author: SJ Davis
Fiction,
This review may contain spoilers
I was given this by the author for an honest review
Summary: Excerpt from Water, Dance with Me:
Cora knew what her father expected. Her sister stood under the boy’s arm in front of the van, smiling on command. The dusty bumper was warm behind her sister’s knees and the remnants of the plumber’s name and phone number framed her in the photograph. The lighting and composition could certainly be better. But this is the picture her father deserved, ambushing these two unwilling subjects as they rushed from their house.
Her sister was small and dark haired like her mother. But she had her grandmother’s large eyes and quick smile. She wore shorts, flips flops, and a faded grey hoodie. Her smile was perfect - slightly annoyed but still fetching. The boy, he didn’t matter. A friend, a lover perhaps, but the relationship was of little consequence – on and off, irrelevant.
None of them will see her again. Her face will be frozen in time, framed by years of smiles, birthdays, and milestones that have been stored neatly on the family computer, classified by year and by event. Thumbnail pictures of a once living girl. In two nights, she will disappear, a few hairs left behind inside that van, and this is the final photograph that her father will take of her.
The Review
The book was very good at showing various ways a photo could paint a thousand words, it was just unfortunate that it was short, I really would have loved to have this longer, to explore various other pictures her father had, recommended to my friends, 5/5
January 21, 2014
Wow it amazes me at how many different perspectives can come from one picture. They say a picture speaks a thousand words... in this case, it does.
Shorter than I expected, but still a great little read.
5 out of 5 Hearts
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Shorter than I expected, but still a great little read.
5 out of 5 Hearts
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May 13, 2015
A powerful great short story. The powerful imagery that this book brings forth is amazing. S.J. Davis is an amazing author this story of a father taking photographs of life and death will stay with me for a long time.
May 17, 2015
This is another amazing read that once I started reading I could not put down. S J Davis is an amazing author and once you start reading her books you will be hooked there is no doubt about it.
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