Great writing, Ned. The no censor self-dialogue used for Plank works for me. Got his off the grid self-realizations and the cold beers that kept he was young enough to keep him going. Then, the end. His errands keeping his sister waiting. His youthful self-centeredness. Mastectomy! Maybe Conrad's poor coping mech? Maybe. The big question for me is who are we in those moments? Not that different. So thanks for this, Ned. It felt true. The geography, too. Constance
Thanks, Ned, as always, for this piece.
Thanks. As the Zen guys say, Plank is perfect just as he is, but could use a little work. He's getting trying.
Sorry for the bloopers. I edit stuff all day and fink out eventually. Trying to fix that habit.
"cold beers that at his age still kept him going." Ah well. Thanks for the story. The characterizations, especially. C.
Great writing, Ned. The no censor self-dialogue used for Plank works for me. Got his off the grid self-realizations and the cold beers that kept he was young enough to keep him going. Then, the end. His errands keeping his sister waiting. His youthful self-centeredness. Mastectomy! Maybe Conrad's poor coping mech? Maybe. The big question for me is who are we in those moments? Not that different. So thanks for this, Ned. It felt true. The geography, too. Constance