[stylist] CK Gratitude prompt response

[Eve Sanchez]

I am confused by your comparison. The West and home are two different
directions. I do not think Chris gave anything away here, but I guess I am
not sure what you are trying to point out. Eve

On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 6:16 PM, Aine Kelly-Costello <ainekc at orcon.net.nz>wrote:

> Aha, I like that she decided to go home.  That's what I thought she would
> do.  But then I thought perhaps the order of the mention of West and East
> mattered ...:
>
> "as she exited the parking lot and approached the highway, she saw the
> sign for I-70 West to the right, and I-70 East to the left.  A home and a
> thousand miles of pavement one way; a clean slate and boundless uncertainty
> two thousand miles the other direction." Do you see what I mean? The west
> is mentioned first and the home is also mentioned first? That's really
> minor and you may have already noticed, but I guess pointing it out can do
> no harm :)
>
>
> Aine
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Kuell" <ckuell at comcast.net
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> Subject: Re: [stylist] CK Gratitude prompt response
>
> Thanks to those who took the time to read and comment on my writing.
>
> Aine, Emily actually chose the homeward path.  You'd have to know a bit of
> US
> geography, as I didn't make it clear, but the sun rises in the east, and
> that's the direction of Maine.  I also don't make character maps/sketches
> for
> short stories, but instead imagine the characters as I write them and see
> where they go.  When I started the story, I was going to have Emily go to
> California, but then it seemed right to have her go back home.
>
> Atty, I very much appreciate your words of praise and support.
>
> Vejas, I can't really say why Patrick did what he did.  I know that about
> 50%
> of marriages end in divorce, and both men and women too often stray.  Just
> look at the news lately, and how General Ppetraeus, a seemingly impeccably
> honorable man, had an affair with his biographer.  Unfortunately, it
> happens.
> Thanks for your kind words about my story.
>
> Eve, I sent you the story as a word attachment and I hope you can read
> that.
>
> chris
>
>
>
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