So many of my favorite parts of a story appear between ( ). There’s something that happens within them for the writer that can’t be reached, just so, outside them. They’re rarely merely throwaway asides, I think. To me, they’re essential: “(A thought I had while composing the above: I wish there were an ampersand for or. For any number of words. If written English went a little rebusward, I’d be happy.)”
So many of my favorite parts of a story appear between ( ). There’s something that happens within them for the writer that can’t be reached, just so, outside them. They’re rarely merely throwaway asides, I think. To me, they’re essential: “(A thought I had while composing the above: I wish there were an ampersand for or. For any number of words. If written English went a little rebusward, I’d be happy.)”
This line (among others) rings clear:
if you spend a lot of time imagining a person’s reaction to a present it’s probably a sign that the present is mostly about you, anyhow.
And for rebus-like text, try Swedish. Everything can be a snappy an acronym, TXT (till exempel, for example).
OMG next time I’m there! Love this story.
I should have told you about it when you went! I forget that it's there until I'm there.
I’ll get back there!
Ah yes, presents to self, disguised as gifts to others. Love this! And all the early morning swims.
I feel like my comments are always “I love this,” but I really love this!
A present for yourself—this one is perfect.
So touching.
Love this one!
I'm not getting any newsletters and just thought everyone had stopped writing them. Now I have to go back and read all I've missed from you.xk
Perfect.