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Colophon (cgw - ch 21)
I’ve never done a lot of things this thing demands of me. Briefly, no longer trapped in a pleasant dream, I can work a little more towards making it reality.
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Author’s Bio
Thank you for reading. Stay safe out there. Stand strong. I sliced and diced myself into this current book because I was writing so fast, so there’s a lot of me in here. If you want my author’s bio, check out It’s Just Us Here , by me. You’ll get…
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Afterword
It’s not about quality. It’s when the pieces falling into place are all lateral moves; that’s when I know the end is near. And then when I compare what is there with what was upstairs, despair. It’s not good enough. Not by a long shot. The poem is…
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If This Stands (cgw - ch 20)
Preamble Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V Finale Preamble Gather ’round children, here’s what’s in store, Two-fifty years of history about a special Door, It’s a Freedom Door for a Freedom Nation, And we vow to hold it, for the next…
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End Credits (cgw - ch 19)
[Slow panning away from a domestic kitchen setting. Sounds of sizzling food in the background. Focus on a MAN at a table writing in a journal. His lips don’t move, but you hear his narration.] “As I sit here preparing a familiar dish…” He shakes his…
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Goodbyes (cgw - ch 18)
The camera quality is now much improved, and the characters on screen are A-list actors and actresses. Perhaps the blonde woman is played by Christina Applegate—this author’s favorite actress—but he would be delighted to have Reese Witherspoon or…
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Vows (cgw - ch 17)
CAMERAMAN enters the frame for a moment. Camera pans horizontally on a perfect, flat tracking shot. The crowd briefly comes into focus before the shot settles on the front of the amphitheater where there are risers and a flower arch centered on the…
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Wedding (cgw - ch 16)
The scene unfolds with a quick blur of VHS static and then the sharp image of a beautiful, sun-drenched exterior of what appears to be a tropical hotel—maybe in Cabo, maybe in Florida. All that matters is it’s not like anything that has come before,…
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ACT III
The Performance
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The Invitation (cgw - ch 15)
Most days, my aunt stayed indoors in her south-facing sunroom with golden oak floors and wainscot paneling. She had a Bible beside her lounge chair and blankets so that even on the warmest spring days she could cover her legs. She had good days and…
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Writing Vows (cgw - ch 14)
That night, I spent another seemingly fruitless evening working on my vows. Who knew marriage vows could be so complicated? There were about ten lines, give or take, and I could change them how I wanted—that would be basically a twist on the…
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Therapy (cgw - ch 13)
“And when your parents said that, how did you react?” “Not well,” I said. “And this was after my grandmother said her piece. So I was feeling really alone.” “I can imagine that must have been stressful for you.” The therapist jotted some notes on…