Thank you so much, Nina! I am so grateful for your Substack, and this laser focus on sentences. I have one for you, one of many in this story that shine like a firmament of suns:
This second-rate raya had just enough time on his third-rate throne to build a fourth-rate fortress on the banks of the Pampa River, to put a fifth-rate temple inside it, and to carve a few grandiose inscriptions into the side of a rocky hill, before the army of the north came south to deal with him.
From “A Sackful of Seeds,” by Salman Rushdie, in The New Yorker, 12/12/22. What an inventive poet of a writer! His command of language makes me swoon.
Have an amazing pause, happy everything, and thank you for your energy and attention!!
Thank you for trekking with me, picking up a microscope, and zooming in on the smallest of details of a sentence, which can hold everything. Rushdie is so playful with language. He reminds me to find joy in writing because I feel his joy. I'm so glad you pointed me in the direction of this sentence and this story. All the best to you. More in the New Year.
Thank you so much, Nina! I am so grateful for your Substack, and this laser focus on sentences. I have one for you, one of many in this story that shine like a firmament of suns:
This second-rate raya had just enough time on his third-rate throne to build a fourth-rate fortress on the banks of the Pampa River, to put a fifth-rate temple inside it, and to carve a few grandiose inscriptions into the side of a rocky hill, before the army of the north came south to deal with him.
From “A Sackful of Seeds,” by Salman Rushdie, in The New Yorker, 12/12/22. What an inventive poet of a writer! His command of language makes me swoon.
Have an amazing pause, happy everything, and thank you for your energy and attention!!
David,
Thank you for trekking with me, picking up a microscope, and zooming in on the smallest of details of a sentence, which can hold everything. Rushdie is so playful with language. He reminds me to find joy in writing because I feel his joy. I'm so glad you pointed me in the direction of this sentence and this story. All the best to you. More in the New Year.
Love this! Thank you, Nina for all your inspiration.
Ginny Horton
Miss you! I hope you're well and the memoir has a beating heart.
Lovely reflections. Thank you, Nina!
Sometimes it's just nice to know what we do matters: What you do has great impact. Thank you!
Deanna,
Thank you so much! I'm so glad it's helpful and I hope inspiring. I appreciate your kind words.