Date: November 25, 2009 02:30 pm Title: they made a statue of us
She’s not sure how it’s possible to love someone this much. Ah, but it's wrong how much I love her. And she's fictional. Doubly fictional in fact.
And it's so true. I mean, not that I have kids of my own, but man, when I'm with the babies. They'll be hollering and screaming and I'm like hush it, there's five of you, you just have to deal with it right now!! And I've changed more diapers than should ever be allowed and gotten spit up and other bodily fluids everything.
But dang it, you can't help but be amazed and just be happy. Especially when you get the blessed silence (that is why lunch break is the most amazing thing invented!)
Date: November 11, 2009 09:04 am Title: they made a statue of us
This was perfectly lovely. I love the last line - just so sweet. Thank you for sharing.
8 [Report This]Date: November 10, 2009 09:33 pm Title: they made a statue of us
Wow. This was so beautifully sweet and heartfelt and moving and just all things wonderful rolled up into a pink blanket. Loved her name, loved the story. Just wonderful.
Date: November 10, 2009 06:30 am Title: they made a statue of us
Very sweet and so nicely done. How about a sequel for baby number two?
10 [Report This]Date: November 10, 2009 06:10 am Title: they made a statue of us
This is gorgeous, bashert, and so touching and, just, bursting with love and happiness. I must listen to that Ben Folds' song. "Emaline" is such a pretty name. Thank you for this.
Date: November 09, 2009 09:46 pm Title: they made a statue of us
Oh, somebody up there likes me...I've had the worst day, and this makes it SO much better. I've missed your writing. You have such an amazing knack for capturing precisely the right feeling in so little words. Little details, like Jim's ring glinting in the sun and the way you describe Pam's yearning to have more time - pause the day I think is the way you said it - in order for more moments with her baby...ugh, this is gorgeous and I adore that name - and Regina Spektor (a new love). Gorgeous stuff here.
Author's Response: It's like I knew you were having a bad day (this is in no way accurate. But if I did have powers like that, I totally would have written this just for you), I'm glad you liked it! Regina Spektor is love, isn't she? And the name, confession, is my goddaughter's name. I love it a whole lot.
10 [Report This]Date: November 09, 2009 08:35 pm Title: they made a statue of us
oh my god, that was so beautiful! great job, i love how subtly you moved through time, the perfect, emotion-filled descriptions. absolutely amazingly well done!
Author's Response: Thanks!
Date: November 09, 2009 08:09 pm Title: they made a statue of us
This was amazingly cute and beautiful and perfect, all wrapped up in a lovely little package. I loved it. (:
Author's Response: Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!
10 [Report This]Date: November 09, 2009 07:43 pm Title: they made a statue of us
Oh, I loved this so much. It was awesome.
Author's Response: Thanks!
10 [Report This]Date: November 09, 2009 07:34 pm Title: they made a statue of us
That was SO beautiful. Thank you
Author's Response: Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!
Date: November 09, 2009 05:47 pm Title: they made a statue of us
=] so them. love it.
Author's Response: Thanks!
Date: November 09, 2009 04:23 pm Title: they made a statue of us
Ah, bashert, this is really lovely, so sweet and real and poignant. And the ending? You make me smile.
Great to see something new from you. :)
Author's Response: Thanks! I take smiles as currency. I'm glad you liked it!
10 [Report This]Date: November 09, 2009 04:21 pm Title: they made a statue of us
I'm a Regina Spektor novice, but :: sings :: I've got a perfect bo-dee, 'cause my eye. lashes. catch. my. sweat...
Bashert, this is sweet (she feels warm when she realizes that her daughter is less than a day old and she knows things about her already), vivid (I'm childless, but her pain made me recoil), and so, so touching (more examples than I can point to). Thank you so much for sharing this with us. Please don't stay away so long next time.
(...yes they do, they do-ooo-ooo-ooo!)
Author's Response: Regina Spektor novice huh? Keep going. She's amazing. I'm going to try not to stay away so long, stupid writer's block...
Date: November 09, 2009 03:53 pm Title: they made a statue of us
really beautiful. the opening was powerful , made me really excited for the baby in February!
Author's Response: Hey thanks! I'm glad you liked it!