If at all possible, view the April 8 solar eclipse! The eclipse in 2017 provided dramatic and humbling experiences for me and my family. Here's a story cowritten with my daughter-in-law Colette Plum.
What a well written story! I think that this is an example that high school and college teachers could use as an example of good writing. I think that it should be submitted to an anthology, such as Glimmer Train.
Thanks, Nora--I liked your idea so I went to look at Glimmer Train and--bummer! They're going out of business! Sad; looks like they had good writing to offer to schools and readers.
Wonderful memories, Dorothy! We spent the eclipse just south of McCall Idaho on a mountain ridge, having camped there the night before. I swear we could see the shadow darkening the earth on one side of the ridge before it reached us.
How wonderful to hear from Colette. She is quite the sensualist. We have dear friends who are chasing the eclipse this year, with their daughter and boyfriend in tow. I think they're going to Austin.
Thanks, Dianne--I hope your friends write to you with their experiences of the eclipse. I would love to be able to see this one as well--the period of totally is greater this time around. I can understand the folks who use eclipses as an excuse for international travel as well. Greg says there's one somewhere on Earth every 18 months or so!
What a well written story! I think that this is an example that high school and college teachers could use as an example of good writing. I think that it should be submitted to an anthology, such as Glimmer Train.
Thanks, Nora--I liked your idea so I went to look at Glimmer Train and--bummer! They're going out of business! Sad; looks like they had good writing to offer to schools and readers.
Well, that's a shame! I wonder if there are other such publications that would be interested in some of your stories.
Wonderful memories, Dorothy! We spent the eclipse just south of McCall Idaho on a mountain ridge, having camped there the night before. I swear we could see the shadow darkening the earth on one side of the ridge before it reached us.
Thanks, Wendy--I think you were seeing the shadow "on its way"--we had the same sort of experience watching the dry fields turn shadowed--very weird!
How wonderful to hear from Colette. She is quite the sensualist. We have dear friends who are chasing the eclipse this year, with their daughter and boyfriend in tow. I think they're going to Austin.
Thanks, Dianne--I hope your friends write to you with their experiences of the eclipse. I would love to be able to see this one as well--the period of totally is greater this time around. I can understand the folks who use eclipses as an excuse for international travel as well. Greg says there's one somewhere on Earth every 18 months or so!