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Dear Reader,
(Suzanne's taking a vacation day today. Enjoy one of her favorites.)
I realized the other day that I used to get up and wonder what surprise was in store for me. I haven't been doing that lately, don't know why, but I need to get back into the habit, because it was fun. It didn't have to be anything big, but wherever I went, whatever I did, I was on the lookout for possibilities. Every day was a grab bag filled with something new and exciting.
It reminded me of when I was a kid and I used to love spending my allowance on a surprise grab bag. It was a small brown paper sack, taped shut and filled with who knows what--that was the surprise. After I paid for the bag, I didn't open it right away. Instead I'd carry it around with me, sometimes for the entire day. Of course I was dying to know what was inside. It was all I could think about. Guessing and pretending, why, by the end of the day I'd imagined 20 or 30 different possibilities and each time I opened that bag in my mind, I was joyfully surprised by another wonderful gift.
The anticipation--it was quite a build-up and when I finally opened the bag, there were trinket toys inside, not nearly as grandiose as I'd imagined, but that's not what mattered any more. Those trinkets may not have looked like much to anyone else, but I knew them better. Thinking about the possibilities of what was in the bag had made my day.
I wonder what's in store for me today.
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com
AUTHORBUZZ: BLIND MOON ALLEY (Fiction) by John Florio
It's Prohibition. It's Philadelphia. And Jersey Leo doesn't fit in. Jersey is an albino of mixed race. Known as "Snowball" on the street, he tends bar at a speakeasy the locals call the Ink Well. There, he's considered a hero for having saved the life of a young boy. But when his old grade school buddy, Aaron Garvey, calls from death row and asks for one last favor, all h ell breaks loose.
Go to: http://authorbuzz.com/dearreader click on BLIND MOON ALLEY to read more and to email author John Florio, you'll get a reply.
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