My dear Friends and Visitors traversing through these pages,
Yessss! I start walking again.
Lean close, I got a li'l secret to share, I ain't want to offend the Florider people.
Y'know, without hyperbole or exaggeration or me being dramatical, I am telling you, Everywhere in this new place look just like Everywhere.
Every single house, shopping centre or strip mall or whatever they call them in Florider, look like copies of one another. Like they wuz 3-D printed from one machine. Lawns, plants, trees, flowers, shrubs. Same.
If it wasn't for them house numbers, I would still be walking, looking for this here house. I mighta been in Miami now, which is about two hours' drive away from here.
Ira Levin and Ray Bradbury woulda love this weird sameness; they woulda write strange stories about it.
Even them plastic Santas and reindeer lying down on them lawns, with all the air gone outta them, they look like each other. Between you and me, I think they drunk. I think the Grinch do Something to them. All o' them Grinches on them lawns is the only ones that ain't deflated. Every single Grinch is standing tall, grinning.
Anyway, I am finally finding back me writing mojo. And I ain't letting no Grinch teef it. I gon jook he with me sewing needle and watch he go pffffffft.
S'all for now, pals. Until I gather me notes good and proper to tell you about life in these parts, enjoy you' week. Eat well, take care of you, plenty lurve, neena.
I am thrilled that you are walking again - and even happier that your writing muse is peeking in.
ReplyDeleteChild, walking is the best. I wave to people, I say hello, I ask them where they're from. I stopped and chatted with a Mexican...and now that the sun is out again, I will walk again.
DeleteGG!!!! I found you! Something in the universe said to go see what my old friend is up to today, and here you are, getting back into your writing mojo. Hope you are well!
ReplyDeleteAnd you sure are right—everything looks so very much the same here. :/
I am so excited to hear from you! I would love to know how the children are doing, how your family, mum, dad, brother, everyone is. I'm on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, if you're there and want to connect further.
DeleteGlad you like walking! Me too. Feels like a river flowing. Looking forward to reading more of your words :)
ReplyDeleteWalking is the BEST, isn't it, Chris? Especially when you can walk with someone who looks at leaves, quotes poetry, points out little details.
DeleteYes shopping centres here in the UK all look the same with the same stores, selling the same crap, and everyone wearing the same stuff.
ReplyDeleteI should walk more. I walk from my house to the car, and from the car into the shop. I've become a lazy sod.
Whaaahaaa me too Joey, I stopped walking, I was a wretched wretch for a month. I've started walking again, yayyyy. Put on some music...fusic...and go walking, you will love it.
DeleteGeez, I've been so housebound, I think I would enjoy shopping centres right now, watching people, eating, traipsing around. The sameness of everything would get boring though.