21. STORIES FOR THE DEAD, NOT THE LIVING

 

You were both rather down in the dumps this dreary rainy day until deciding to go to Lucky House Chinese rather than nearby Smashburger in south Westerville. You both had your favorites lunches, wonderful atmosphere, polite waiters, excellent food, and the bill was less than eighteen dollars; you upgraded the tip. You are both feeling much better about the day. – Ms. Havisham

 

1647. The concept of a better world is fading away, but I hope our species survives long enough to mature into a kinder and more tolerant species in the long run. I am becoming more realistic and should have realized the vast difference between possible and plausible. With story number ten, I'll be twenty percent complete on this book. 1653.

 

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We can work on Story Ten, Orndorff. – Grandma Earth

 

2145. I hesitated on the capital O, Grandma Earth; I sense you are more comfortable with the lower case. Perhaps this is my error. 

 

We are both more comfortable with the lower case. - Grandma E.

 

2151. Let's make it a lower case between us in this Blog. Strange perhaps, but I am more comfortable with an upper compartment with Ms. H. Actually, I'm still more comfortable with a capital G and E with Grandma Earth. -2155

 

The reason you prefer that I don't use 'orndorff' is that Amorella did; it was her prerogative, or it appeared to be so to you. – Ms. Havisham

 

2158. I make you all real in my head when I type you out, but I have forgotten more than once that does not make you whole in everyday reality. I can accept you are representations, symbolic representations, and poetry; however, Amorella always appeared to be outside myself. Indeed, she was from my unconscious self, which made her more unique, more real, more unearthly, more spiritual, and less self-created. She originally appeared of her own accord, and last Spring, she disappeared by her own accord. 2223.

 

You wrote the above as if you were speaking to an Angel. – Ms. H. 

 

2226. I wrote it as an honest heartansoulanmind. 

 

That is the difference. You did. This is what makes all of your work unique and at the same time insignificant to the average Reader. You write for a Reader in a different spiritual dimension. Bare tree stories. Stories that are boneless and meatless -- stories of dark humor and irony.

 

2236. I can accept this. I write stories for the Dead, not the Living. 2237.

 

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We can work on Story Ten tomorrow, orndorff. Let's mark the above as a reminder: STORIES FOR THE DEAD, NOT THE LIVING. Grandma E.

 

Use this as your lead-in title, Mr. Orndorff. Enough for tonight. – Ms. Havisham

 

2242. Sounds honest to me. – rho

 

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