So no new fiction stories came this week.
But man, did I ever get lots of family stories, which are just as good. Probably a little bit better, from where I'm standing. I took notes to remember what I'd heard, and I'll post them for my family later. Might post a few here as well - lots of colorful characters swimming in my DNA gene pool.
My dad turned into a bit of a pack rat during his final years. He wouldn't let my mom throw away anything, and he kept every scrap of paper that came into his hands, it seems. If they couldn't find something they were looking for, they just went out and bought another one, so they had 10-15 of everything when he passed away.
One single townhouse simply couldn't hold it all, so we cleaned and cleaned (or is it 'excavated'?) until there were at least pathways into every room. And we found pictures and journals and letters - so much family history. Surprisingly clear photographs of family members I'd never gotten a good look at before. I came away with over 150 pounds of history that I miraculously got home, and now have to sort through and save.
But my fiction stories are still coming as well. Got to thinking about my son teaching me to use Audacity to record for the published story I recently did, and thought...why not put them all on audio? It would be good practice, for sure. So that project's happening soon as well.
It was a fantastic week, even without writing, even if it was a funeral that got us back together. I learned to treasure these awesome people right here, and not the stuff so much. A good lesson to learn.
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