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Eva’s Byte #318: Long-Drawn Moments
I’m delving into those moments that take us away from where we are in our present frame of mind. Moments, which for no explicable reason, hold us in an abeyance of peace and tranquility:
Perhaps it’s the hypnotic billowing of white curtains on a breezy, summer day which transports our mind miles away.
Or, sitting on a porch and gazing into oblivion.
One of my most memorable long-drawn moments occurred many years ago watching the raising of the drawbridge over the Mystic River Bascule Bridge in Connecticut. The famous drawbridge built in 1922 connects the Groton side of Mystic with the Stonington side. It’s raised to allow boat traffic at 40 minutes past the hour from 7:40 a.m. to 6:40 p.m. from May 1st to October 31st.
Abutting the bridge is Mystic Drawbridge Ice Cream where I’d purchased a sugar cone of Kahlua Mocha Fudge and savored it while watching the raising of the drawbridge. During those long-drawn moments, maritime motion and my own superfluous thoughts were suspended in time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IUwH...
In my capacity of a writer, I must set aside extraneous thoughts so as not to detract from the literary world I’m creating. And, as painstaking as I find the task, I must fabricate long-drawn moments inside the headspace of my characters for them to seem as real as you and me. I’m currently lowering the drawbridge on Chapter 76 of my Contemporary work in progress.
*May you find time to stretch your imagination and rejuvenate during long-drawn moments which come your way.
My sincere appreciation if you’ve read this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page:
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Perhaps it’s the hypnotic billowing of white curtains on a breezy, summer day which transports our mind miles away.
Or, sitting on a porch and gazing into oblivion.
One of my most memorable long-drawn moments occurred many years ago watching the raising of the drawbridge over the Mystic River Bascule Bridge in Connecticut. The famous drawbridge built in 1922 connects the Groton side of Mystic with the Stonington side. It’s raised to allow boat traffic at 40 minutes past the hour from 7:40 a.m. to 6:40 p.m. from May 1st to October 31st.
Abutting the bridge is Mystic Drawbridge Ice Cream where I’d purchased a sugar cone of Kahlua Mocha Fudge and savored it while watching the raising of the drawbridge. During those long-drawn moments, maritime motion and my own superfluous thoughts were suspended in time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IUwH...
In my capacity of a writer, I must set aside extraneous thoughts so as not to detract from the literary world I’m creating. And, as painstaking as I find the task, I must fabricate long-drawn moments inside the headspace of my characters for them to seem as real as you and me. I’m currently lowering the drawbridge on Chapter 76 of my Contemporary work in progress.
*May you find time to stretch your imagination and rejuvenate during long-drawn moments which come your way.
My sincere appreciation if you’ve read this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page:
https://tinyurl.com/yycm7d2w
