Seeds

Saturday, January 5, 2008


Yesterday, in a coffee shop, two lovers sat reading. Intent upon the page, intense, but never the one lost to the other. I watched their faces as they read—flickers of surprise, furrows of anticipation—and when they'd reached some thing that just had to be shared, they'd say to each other: Listen to this. Such eagerness, between them, in both the reading and listening.

This morning, as I woke to this blog and discovered some new, such beautiful comments from readers, I thought of how we are all out here building our own coffee shop—settling in, nudging one another, unbundling those things that we've been on our own discovering. I thought of how earth meets sky, and how wind scatters seeds.

4 comments:

Melissa Walker said...

My parents used to read things to each other, when passages struck them. It is still the purest image of love that I think I'll ever hold.

I read about your new book, NOTHING BUT GHOSTS. Congratulations! I look forward to adding it to my library (and my to-read pile).

Beth Kephart said...

This image of two reading together... It is so enduring. I married a visual artist, and so books, stories, were not something I shared here in my own home until I started reading to, then with my son. Soon he'll be off to college, and I wonder what I'll do without the sound of those stories read aloud, or near.

You have a new book coming out soon, don't you? How are things going on that front?

Melissa Walker said...

I've continued the reading aloud tradition with my boyfriend, and I love it.

Yes, I do have the sequel to my first book coming out in March--it's called Violet by Design, and it should be a fun launch that includes fashion week in New York and a comedy show in NC. :)

Beth Kephart said...

Melissa, you most DEFINITELY have all the fun with your books. Being a fellow Project Runway and ANTM fan, I can only imagine what a great time you are about to have.

Somehow I've never written a book that warranted a launch party.

I think I am going to make that my next goal!

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