Saturday, 14 May 2011

Icarus flying home # 29

Monsters
Now here's a strange thing. I lost this post and I am having to do it again. How odd is that, words that just disappeared, whooooo ghostly. Because I was saying there is something quite wonderful in the simplest ideas, like this little couplet from e.e. cumming, isn't it lovely?
i carry your heart with me
(i carry it in my heart)
But since those words were lost there is no point in crying. I can just tip-tap-type and post some more - like these to follow. Now you will recall I have been writing the Bogeyman book. Well this is what my wonderful editor had to say,
I started your manuscript on Wednesday and I finished it this morning. What a great read – it’s lively, engaging, humorous and extremely well resourced. I am delighted with it, and you should be enormously proud of your work.
Yay, this is from my new cd - love it. See the picture, above, I am now writing Monsters as I listen. Books wait for no one