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Gift of Exile - first fanfic
Marge_Innavera:
Chapter 22 is posted - http://talkstocoyotes.livejournal.com/6843.html
Ennis finally confides in David about Jack, which actually comes as something of a surprise to him.
belbbmfan:
That was a beautiful chapter!
I loved all the food info. I'm not sure I'd enjoy a helping of Lutefisk though! LOL ;D
And Ennis marveling at the fact that people go for walks just for fun! How very Ennis!
The end was moving. The fact that Ennis starting talking about Jack without noticing it, shows how comfortable he's getting.
Thank you for continuing this story. I love it. :)
Marge_Innavera:
Thank you! This chapter did seem kind of "foody" but Ennis holding up his end in that kind of conversation, even if he's still as un-chatty as ever, is a kind of indication of his getting more established in this household, new as it all still is. And what story based in Minnesota could be without at least one lutefisk reference? ;D
There is a point in grieving for a loved person who's died where you suddenly find yourself thinking about them just as the person you knew -- i.e., some funny remark, shared experience, some little quirk or fault -- and that this kind of reference point, for the first time, has at least temporarily crowded out the loss. It isn't a matter of loving the person less, just that the loss has become a part of your own life rather than an outside force that's derailed it.
I don't know if I'm making that completely clear, but it's at least part of what Jack had in mind when he told Ennis to find a memory of him that he could laugh about.
BelAir:
--- Quote from: Marge_Innavera on January 18, 2008, 12:22:12 pm ---Thank you! This chapter did seem kind of "foody" but Ennis holding up his end in that kind of conversation, even if he's still as un-chatty as ever, is a kind of indication of his getting more established in this household, new as it all still is. And what story based in Minnesota could be without at least one lutefisk reference? ;D
There is a point in grieving for a loved person who's died where you suddenly find yourself thinking about them just as the person you knew -- i.e., some funny remark, shared experience, some little quirk or fault -- and that this kind of reference point, for the first time, has at least temporarily crowded out the loss. It isn't a matter of loving the person less, just that the loss has become a part of your own life rather than an outside force that's derailed it.
I don't know if I'm making that completely clear, but it's at least part of what Jack had in mind when he told Ennis to find a memory of him that he could laugh about.
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Just wanted to say thanks for the update, and that I understand [and agree with] the point you are making above.
:)
Marge_Innavera:
Chapter 23 is up at http://talkstocoyotes.livejournal.com/7306.html . I'll do my best to get Chapter 24 finished as soon as possible. Sorry about the long gaps between postings, the chapters seem to have decided on a timetable all its own. This and Chapter 24 center around the progress of Ennis' and David's relationship. Ennis will move into still more uncharted territory after that, and hopefully these chapters won't take as long as this one.
Here are some photos of various parts of the Park Point trail, and more pictures can be found at http://www.duluthbudgeteer.com/photography/includes/gallery.cfm?id=29&forumcomm_check_return
Thanks to everyone reading for their patience! :)
The beach and dune portions of the trail, with beachgoers' "driftwood art"
The trail's forested section, including a straightaway occasionally used for cross-country skiing during the winter
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