I was so curious reading this, who is the narrator speaking to? Who are they telling this story to? It feels like a summing up, maybe meant for a young family member or a new friend? The comparison of the young people at Tiananmen Square with westerners — the vast difference in their opportunities — really hit home.
Good questions. My best answers is, who are any of us telling our story to? Why do we write? Who do we hope to benefit? Certainly, the writing benefits ourselves, helps us sort out ideas and, hopefully, find the common threads that hold our lives together.
You can't go home, but you can pack your memories with you! I love this. So true. The homes of both sets of my grandparents have been torn down, and I forget they don't exist anymore, because they're safe and sound in my memory. Well done with this story!
I love the plaintive way the narrator lays out the story of her life. You did a wonderful job of capturing the beats that make up a life and you grounded them with the furniture of details that brought the place to life.
I was so curious reading this, who is the narrator speaking to? Who are they telling this story to? It feels like a summing up, maybe meant for a young family member or a new friend? The comparison of the young people at Tiananmen Square with westerners — the vast difference in their opportunities — really hit home.
Good questions. My best answers is, who are any of us telling our story to? Why do we write? Who do we hope to benefit? Certainly, the writing benefits ourselves, helps us sort out ideas and, hopefully, find the common threads that hold our lives together.
You can't go home, but you can pack your memories with you! I love this. So true. The homes of both sets of my grandparents have been torn down, and I forget they don't exist anymore, because they're safe and sound in my memory. Well done with this story!
I love the plaintive way the narrator lays out the story of her life. You did a wonderful job of capturing the beats that make up a life and you grounded them with the furniture of details that brought the place to life.