12/7/15 RMB Happy
Birthday and Moving Days
Dear Rita Mae
Brown,
In the weeks
since I last wrote my office at work has been uprooted and replanted thirty
yards eastward. Our publishing company has relocated to another area of the
building. As I approach in the morning I have to be aware of which door to
enter, or I find myself reaching for the “old door”. It is someone else’s New
Door now.
Time waits for
no one. As boxes pile up around me, the phone still rings, books are ordered,
deliveries arrive and new titles are printed. One day my computer is on a
temporary table, waiting to catch up to its siblings (desk, file cabinets and
bookcases). Another day, the phone systems is down, as phone extensions are
shuffled into place.
And the outside
world marches on. Your birthday flew by in November and I hope you had a joyous
celebration. May your new year bring you all that you wish for and be all that
you wish it to be.
As I continue reading
Loose
Lips, I realize that a writer is unique in that the work done one day
continues to do its job ever after. The pleasure and understanding gained from
reading your novel today is equal to that of someone reading it years ago and
to another reading it for the first time years from now. I can think of no other
profession or work that carries on in such a manner.
Thanksgiving
feast was served once again in the desert, where friends made into family
gathered. A couple dozen of us stood in a large living room, held hands and
gave thanks, one after another, for all we hold dear, including the land that
holds us and the universe that surrounds us. Afterwards, the festivities
concluded with a rousing game of Attack Uno.
Blessed by two
Thanksgiving gatherings, on another evening family shared a candlelit dinner of
favorite fixings and easy conversation, thankful to be together.
Settling into
the new office, with work accouterments shifting into their new places amidst
the holiday rush, resembling a real life version of the puzzle game called
Tetris, this is a time of change and adventure. It is evident that we must put
our best foot forward, for our efforts today determine our tomorrows, our
destiny and our legacy.
Wishing all my
best, always,
Loraine
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