Good message. All the finger-pointing has started too early. Time for that later. Meanwhile, gratitude - as always- is good to dwell on. Thanks for the reminder!
Ernest Hemmingway believed in the iceberg theory of writing. Writing if done well is like an iceberg. Perhaps, 5% to 10% of an iceberg is visible above water. The remaining 90% to 95% is below water and out of sight. The written word reflects a small portion of the full story. The unwritten is left to the reader's imagination which lends the story gravitas or weight. I chose to allow readers to make any implied connections to Baldwin and the old Gospel song independently. Iceberg Theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceberg_theory#:~:text=Hemingway%20said%20that%20only%20the,your%20story%20weight%20and%20gravitas.
Just an intuition call on my part. Thanks for your good comment!
Good message. All the finger-pointing has started too early. Time for that later. Meanwhile, gratitude - as always- is good to dwell on. Thanks for the reminder!
"Implied connections" . . . And the cable news feeds rush in to show us those connections. Meanwhile, the winds are whipping. Hard to digest.
I felt very similar. I grew up in Los Angeles and we were just there in December with my family.
There’s a video of the Santa Monica pier where I took my children in December, and behind it, there’s nothing but flames and smoke.
It is an awful, sinking feeing. Thanks for your comment.
I'm surprised you didn't make reference to James Baldwin's book, The Fire Next Time or the old Gospel Song Fire Next Time.
Ernest Hemmingway believed in the iceberg theory of writing. Writing if done well is like an iceberg. Perhaps, 5% to 10% of an iceberg is visible above water. The remaining 90% to 95% is below water and out of sight. The written word reflects a small portion of the full story. The unwritten is left to the reader's imagination which lends the story gravitas or weight. I chose to allow readers to make any implied connections to Baldwin and the old Gospel song independently. Iceberg Theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceberg_theory#:~:text=Hemingway%20said%20that%20only%20the,your%20story%20weight%20and%20gravitas.
Just an intuition call on my part. Thanks for your good comment!