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30 years
My parents were once complete strangers. They had no idea the rest of their lives from senior year of high school on when they met, their lives would forever change. Now, this sounds very corny, but its one hundred percent true to their story together. My parents have been married together now for 30 years. Its not valid to say that all these years its been smooth sailing because it has not been nearly that. They disagree on a multitude of things but at the same time find themselves agreeing as well. Whats interesting to say is that not one of their arguments have broken them apart. Usually when they disagree, being a third party outside, peering in, they both usually hold very strong arguments I honestly never know which side to take. They don't ask me to take sides, rather they want me knowing nothing of their arguments usually unless the argument pertains to everyone in the immediate family meaning me and my brother and them. I wonder how my family has managed to stick togethe...
Dear Danielle,
ReplyDeleteYou've done an excellent job of keeping this in scene; we are in a particular place and time, and the tension is high, particularly in the second part of the piece when the stakes are raised. The images seem somewhat random, but I can go with it, because I like that you haven't done the "say and see;" you don't have exact images that correspond to the text. Think about your viewer though--should I be able to interpret more with the image and text because in some places, I wasn't sure about your choices. Think too about how Sam plays into this piece. She's largely absent for the most important part of the story, and because you start with her, we think she will play a bigger role. This is first a story about friendship and then one about being taken--how do these two ideas come together? Why is it that Sam can't save her? Where are they going on the train? How old are they? Many questions raised here that could be answered if you decide to expand on this idea in another project. I like the strength of your voice and your ability to keep us moving. I would read your work endlessly.