Not long ago I saw my class picture from kindergarten - Mrs. Firmhinac's class. Now it's gone missing. Instead I scanned my personal photo.
So, why this blog? I spent several years in a storytelling group in North Hollywood. Told many stories about life in Silver Bay and then began to write them down. At some point I was reading "Angela's Ashes" and came to a quote about a happy childhood not being worth your while. Then on a visit to Duluth my Duluthian aunt told me, "Silver Bay? You can write a whole book about that?" You can't hear her inflection. Let's say the subtext I heard was: "How in the world could anyone write much of anything about a dinky little town which was never interesting in the least and who in the world would want to read such a book."
My original title - FROM THE TACONITE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.
A good blog is a short blog. Enough for today.
UPDATE 5/24/14
I still plan to write my Minnesota childhood memoir one day. I honestly believe the town gave its young people a place to feel safe and secure - that ultimately made us more contented as adults. I leave it to a sociologist to do a study of the early days of Silver Bay. One of the possible titles of my S.B. memoir is Days of Wonder. I would appreciate any comments if you happen upon this or other blog entries. Cheers, L.
1 comment:
I love this picture of you! I'm trying to figure out what the purpose of such short bangs was. It's a fashion statement that I don't think will ever be repeated. I think I miss the innocence of those days.
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