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100 Words - Grief, Frailty, and Fright

October 28, 2011

100 Word Challenge QuietAs I type this I am completely alone in the house. Completely alone. I love my people, but I don't get enough time like this - hours upon beautiful quiet hours in which I can have uninterrupted thoughts.

There is only one thing wrong. Usually when I have the house to myself I'm not actually completely alone. There is usually another little life in the house, curled up in a warm spot somewhere or weaving through my legs, or sitting on my chest as I type with paws wrapped around my neck. Last weekend our beloved cat companion was killed by a car and I don't know exactly what to say about that except that I can't remember anything that so wrecked me like the moment that I tried to pick up her dead body from the road near our house.

I couldn't do it. I howled on my knees by the side of the road equally horrified by the stiffness of her body as I was by the prospect of leaving her there for one more minute. It wasn't rational, she was already gone. There was no life left in her to feel uncomfortable. But that's what shock will do to you, what sudden grief will do to you - gut you of all rational thought and leave you on your knees on the side of a very busy road with your head bent less than a foot away from the yellow line, not caring if it gets lopped off by speeding metal and steel just so long as the dead body of your cat isn't left in the dirt and exhaust fumes one minute longer.

It was eventually managed in a collaborative effort in what was probably minutes but felt like an interminably long time.

The house...the house is much more quiet without her vibrant little presence and I still haven't gotten used to it.

My pick this week is from Daniel Hathcock whose piece resonated with me even though I'm not exactly sure why yet:

Mad Ones 

Thoughts are naked at 3:00 in the morning. Camping out here at this Little kitchen table with the Ugly blue vinyl striped Wal-mart tablecloth.

I have a massive cup o’ Joe, But I’m getting drunk reading my Kerouac And the mad ones.

It hurts to know you’re Not the person you thought you were. Not a roman candle exploding, But still a spider.

8 legs of confusion, of doubt, Of quiet little mouse-like Timidity choking on half conceived words.

Frailty personified. Fear made flesh.

The words are alcohol and The bottle is full. Always ready for yet another shot.

I'm reading several books at the moment, but I want to leave this prompt open for anything to do with spooks, ghouls, spectres and other haunty things in celebration of

HALLOWEEN

Or All Hallow's Eve, or Dia de los Muertos, or All Soul's Day. Point is, scare the ever-lovin' crap out of me. Ok?

Muahahahaha

 

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Took a wee road trip to one of my favorite Vermont bookstores - Norwich Bookstore. The kind of bookstore where people know each other and you hear book recommendations being swapped. #norwichvt #norwichbookstore #vermontbookstores #vermontlife
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I have been waiting for this day for over a month! I am beyond stoked to have gotten my order in for one of these 10 limited edition resin prints - "Mother Mary". A portrait of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley by @marcscheff.
I fell in love with this piece the second I saw it. It's absolutely gorgeous, but also...Mary Shelley! Mother of Frankenstein. Daughter of the famous defender of women’s rights, Mary Wollstonecraft. Writer of what many consider the first piece of science fiction. A novel "concerned with the destructive nature of power when allied to wealth".
Plus, I read Frankenstein in a literature course at my beloved Alma Mater, Smith.
From a post by Marc Scheff about the original:
"In researching for the piece, I found myself drawn to and compelled by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s life. Her work is compelling, and the life behind it adds color and depth to an already heartbreaking story. I always love the story of creative work. Her capacity to create in the face of the events of her life, that inspired me most."
Sweet-peas, this JUST got released, and I know there's already at least one less available out of the 10 because I just ordered mine. Do NOT kick yourself for letting this one pass. https://www.marcscheff.com/prod…/mother-mary-original-print/ (photo swiped from Marc’s Facebook)
#maryshelley #frankenstein #literaryart #resin #resinart #limitededitionprint #literary #scifi
I have been waiting for this day for over a month! I am beyond stoked to have gotten my order in for one of these 10 limited edition resin prints - "Mother Mary". A portrait of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley by @marcscheff. I fell in love with this piece the second I saw it. It's absolutely gorgeous, but also...Mary Shelley! Mother of Frankenstein. Daughter of the famous defender of women’s rights, Mary Wollstonecraft. Writer of what many consider the first piece of science fiction. A novel "concerned with the destructive nature of power when allied to wealth". Plus, I read Frankenstein in a literature course at my beloved Alma Mater, Smith. From a post by Marc Scheff about the original: "In researching for the piece, I found myself drawn to and compelled by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s life. Her work is compelling, and the life behind it adds color and depth to an already heartbreaking story. I always love the story of creative work. Her capacity to create in the face of the events of her life, that inspired me most." Sweet-peas, this JUST got released, and I know there's already at least one less available out of the 10 because I just ordered mine. Do NOT kick yourself for letting this one pass. https://www.marcscheff.com/prod…/mother-mary-original-print/ (photo swiped from Marc’s Facebook) #maryshelley #frankenstein #literaryart #resin #resinart #limitededitionprint #literary #scifi
This pair of #marionbronze snowy owl bookends have been in my shop forever. They sold this weekend, and I’m super happy to send them to a new home, but also...they’ve been hanging around my space for so long I had grown rather attached. Going to miss them! #marionbronzebookends #bookends #owls #snowowl #harrypotter
This pair of #marionbronze snowy owl bookends have been in my shop forever. They sold this weekend, and I’m super happy to send them to a new home, but also...they’ve been hanging around my space for so long I had grown rather attached. Going to miss them! #marionbronzebookends #bookends #owls #snowowl #harrypotter

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