Beautiful story! The mother’s vibrancy radiates off the page. Having just had a big 60th birthday celebration a year ago, I also do not feel “old.” I’m constantly amazed at how the years have stacked up to this, and determined to savor every moment I can.
This is so beautiful, Anne! It felt like a love letter inside a love letter - a nesting doll of wisdom. I loved how you set up the family dynamics in the beginning, especially the part about the cousins arriving - which allowed Esther to move on from entertaining the grandchildren. What a beautiful observation about family functions. The conversation in the kitchen between Sam and Esther is profoundly beautiful, and may I just say, your dialog is perfect and beautiful. It feels effortless. Everyone felt real to me. Everyone felt familiar. I really loved this piece, and I don't know who gave you this prompt but I'm grateful to you both.
Anne, such a beautiful reminder of mindset and enjoying life in the present. And such natural conversation amongst your characters. The story had me thinking about age and how I look at it myself. And the line about the mother having a child in her twenties and that changing her body is a wonderful way to punctuate the way we think time moves and the reality of the effect different choices, fates, and life phases have on us as well.
How poignant this beautiful story is to me as I approach my own 60th year... it feels so abstract to even say that and yet nestled deep inside I am fearful that time is running out, despite feeling, yes, still only 20!
Time is what we make of it... we cannot change it (I wrote a little of this in my last post...) so we must embrace it..!
"When I was no longer sure what signal my face was transmitting" - fantastic line!
Thank you!
Beautiful story! The mother’s vibrancy radiates off the page. Having just had a big 60th birthday celebration a year ago, I also do not feel “old.” I’m constantly amazed at how the years have stacked up to this, and determined to savor every moment I can.
Thank you Julie! So glad you feel that way too!
This is so beautiful, Anne! It felt like a love letter inside a love letter - a nesting doll of wisdom. I loved how you set up the family dynamics in the beginning, especially the part about the cousins arriving - which allowed Esther to move on from entertaining the grandchildren. What a beautiful observation about family functions. The conversation in the kitchen between Sam and Esther is profoundly beautiful, and may I just say, your dialog is perfect and beautiful. It feels effortless. Everyone felt real to me. Everyone felt familiar. I really loved this piece, and I don't know who gave you this prompt but I'm grateful to you both.
Thank you for this lovely feedback Troy! I'm so glad it resonated with you.
Lovely. Thank you for writing this.
Thank you and my pleasure!
What an inspirational story reminding us to treasure the moment, Anne!
So glad it resonated!
“And here we are.” A cocktail of “Mother’s Wisdom“ indeed. A wonderful bookend for Ben Wakeman’s Same Walk, Different Shoes.
Oddly enough, I never gave the title of this collection the attention it deserved. And I took far too long to complete it.
Exceptional work through out. Sometimes mature, sometimes promising, but always full of heart. ❤️
Thank you Adam, I'm honored to be the bookend, haha!
So poignant to me as a Sam-aged person. Beautifully done, Anne!
Thanks Charlie!
Anne, such a beautiful reminder of mindset and enjoying life in the present. And such natural conversation amongst your characters. The story had me thinking about age and how I look at it myself. And the line about the mother having a child in her twenties and that changing her body is a wonderful way to punctuate the way we think time moves and the reality of the effect different choices, fates, and life phases have on us as well.
Thank you Petra!
What a terrific final chapter of the series.
Thank you!
How poignant this beautiful story is to me as I approach my own 60th year... it feels so abstract to even say that and yet nestled deep inside I am fearful that time is running out, despite feeling, yes, still only 20!
Time is what we make of it... we cannot change it (I wrote a little of this in my last post...) so we must embrace it..!
Lovely!!
Thank you Reena!