Beautiful writing, Natalie 🥹 I had the same person as your Aunt. It was my grandfather. He had loads of books that I never ran out of reading material. He was the foundation of my reading life.
What a gorgeous piece! I absolutely love it! Maybe because I can relate.
In my life it was my Godmother, Lenke. She was working with my mother when I was born. She was not around the family much, but she took her Godmother role very seriously. She was by far the greatest supplier of reading in my childhood. Her Christmas present was always the first I opened.
I discovered Bradbury on my own, and for the longest time he was my favourite sci-fi writer. Still, I never heard of this book. Quite possibly it has not been translated and by the time I moved to Canada, I was long past Bradbury. Thanks to you, I already grabbed a copy; it is on my tablet for tonight, jumping ahead of a whole lot of other books.
"There are two most likely reactions when encountering the children of a loved one who has passed. One, a desire to keep them close, to watch their faces for similarities (you have his smile!), to see the loved one alive in the next generation. Or the second, the complete inability to look for fear the despair might seep out and become uncontrollable."
You captured that brilliantly, Natalie.
I loved this tender glimpse into your beginnings. Thank you. 🥹
I love how well you understand your aunt’s way of expressing her love and how you interpret this book. My daughter loves Halloween and deep questions about life, so I will definitely be getting this book for her.
Wonderful essay. I love how your writing itself weaves and transcends time.
thank you Julie :)
Natalie this is 10/10 - tender and emotive.
🤗 thank you - was a very personal one to write thats for sure
Beautiful writing, Natalie 🥹 I had the same person as your Aunt. It was my grandfather. He had loads of books that I never ran out of reading material. He was the foundation of my reading life.
godbless them, and thats why I try to always get books for the kiddos in my life too we gotta keep the tradition alive!
What a gorgeous piece! I absolutely love it! Maybe because I can relate.
In my life it was my Godmother, Lenke. She was working with my mother when I was born. She was not around the family much, but she took her Godmother role very seriously. She was by far the greatest supplier of reading in my childhood. Her Christmas present was always the first I opened.
I discovered Bradbury on my own, and for the longest time he was my favourite sci-fi writer. Still, I never heard of this book. Quite possibly it has not been translated and by the time I moved to Canada, I was long past Bradbury. Thanks to you, I already grabbed a copy; it is on my tablet for tonight, jumping ahead of a whole lot of other books.
Beautifully expressed and written. Thank you, Natalie.
thank you for reading and your words of encouragement Maureen! :)
Thank you again, I just finished it.
It was a treat.
thank you Zork the Hun :)
Beautiful. I want to hug your Aunt Gayle and you.
"There are two most likely reactions when encountering the children of a loved one who has passed. One, a desire to keep them close, to watch their faces for similarities (you have his smile!), to see the loved one alive in the next generation. Or the second, the complete inability to look for fear the despair might seep out and become uncontrollable."
You captured that brilliantly, Natalie.
I loved this tender glimpse into your beginnings. Thank you. 🥹
thank YOU my friend, you inspire me to write more like this!
I love how well you understand your aunt’s way of expressing her love and how you interpret this book. My daughter loves Halloween and deep questions about life, so I will definitely be getting this book for her.
she will LOVE this book (i hope) - if she is open to figurative language. and thank you :)
Thanks for a wonderful read.
thank you Brian :)
It's one of Bradbury's finest works.
Truly special!
What a beautiful essay Natalie ♥️