April 2012
2 posts
of words, of a word: “I know that the number one... →
bookofwriting:
“I know that the number one rule to being cool is to seem unfazed, to never admit that anything scares you or impresses you or excites you. Somebody once told me it’s like walking through life like this [with arms raised in a guarded position]. You protect yourself from all the unexpected miseries…
Barriers (Draft)
He tried to peer through the fog. He thought he could see a ledge on the other side but it was way too thick to be sure. “This is crazy,” he thought as he looked at the map the old man had drawn him on a bar napkin. Then he smiled as he remember the summers on Grandpa’s orchard, as well as some advice Grandpa had given him. “If you’re not constantly thinking yourself...