Comments | urban_quilter: Dear Smoking-Hot-Woman-Who-Gave-Me-Directions-Yesterday Evening:

urban_quilter

Dear Smoking-Hot-Woman-Who-Gave-Me-Directions-Yesterday Evening:

Jul 14, 2010 09:05

I'm still somewhat bemused by our encounter last night. There I sat on my scooter, map in hand, likely with a befuddled look upon my face* and you came toward me - smiling, pulling your ear buds from your ears - your hazel/green eyes alight with amusement, as if we were friends - good friends: and you’d come upon me (“silly Kit” the affectionate ( Read more... )

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voxwoman July 14 2010, 15:05:03 UTC

That passage (so beautifully written, BTW!) analyzes as Nabokov. :-D

urban_quilter July 14 2010, 15:26:15 UTC

lol Verbose!

(and thanks). :)

meguey July 15 2010, 00:12:22 UTC

What a lovely tribute to the beauty of confidence and wholeness.

urban_quilter July 15 2010, 02:08:21 UTC

She really was a lovely woman. :)

nancy2terrific July 17 2010, 18:51:41 UTC

Do you write much? You should - enjoyed every word!

urban_quilter July 17 2010, 19:27:32 UTC

Thank you Nancy! :)

I actually haven't written for a long time - I used to - every day, nearly, but six years ago I went into a deep depression and though I eventually recovered - it was such a remarkably ... eventful... experience that I came out of it changed. I had to re-invent myself, and writing - at least this kind of writing - was something that was left behind.

Perhaps I'll take it up again some time, but between life and quilting, there isn't time for anything else. :)