tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002286844961479426.post6095845568960424183..comments2023-09-10T08:04:19.760-06:00Comments on AMERICAN SUNDAY: VERSUSayleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15752386394469926717noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002286844961479426.post-84434511898166951472012-01-14T18:58:47.856-07:002012-01-14T18:58:47.856-07:00i love that your posts are more for yourself than ...i love that your posts are more for yourself than anyone. you are true. i love your writing style.kellichristinecasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793496389214470863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002286844961479426.post-12674355926698222672012-01-13T01:15:05.596-07:002012-01-13T01:15:05.596-07:00i really like how, in the linked star-thrower stor...i really like how, in the linked star-thrower story, the last line is italicized AND bolded. <br /><br />it's as though the story is being told to us and the storyteller's eyes squint and his voice softens as he lets the line sink in. like he's trying to perform magic. <br /><br />this happened to me when i first heard it. <br /><br />and the storyteller, for emphasis repeated that line about three times, pacing around, occasionally looking at his feet in some *private* act of humility, and gave us a moment of silence. <br /><br />i took that moment of silence<br />and accidentally laughed <br /><br />and subsequently received glares from all adults whose hearts were being ripped open and sewn back together with the stitches of love and compassion in the story. <br /><br />i really tried to hold it in,<br />but i just wasn't strong enough. <br />oops.<br /><br />oh well. <br /><br />that guy knew better than anyone what he was getting into:<br />a gym full of elementary school kids/a beach full of starfish.<br />he couldn't possibly have expected to affect all the starfish, er, kids. <br /><br />but i know in my heart.<br />that story made a difference that day,<br />if even for one sappy teacher.ayleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15752386394469926717noreply@blogger.com