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One of Orson Card’s best essays
Scott Card recently wrote “Marriage needs lots of humor.” It’s an awful title for one of the best articles of his that I’ve ever read.I’m not going to spoil it for you. But I will say that I’ve found that it’s the small things that seem to make the biggest difference in relationships. And this is one of those small things that packs a HUGE punch. But not until this article did I realize it.
And for you writers who are wanting insights on what makes characters interesting and sympathetic–there’s a little treasure trove here for you as well.
Enjoy!
Suckling pig
This from a gal I know who’s been touring Spain…
I ate a quarter of a suckling pig today. I feel like a monster for eating such a young animal; a rotund, content, sleepily sluggish, well fed monster.
If you’re going to kill an animal, kill it when it’s young. It so much more barbaric that way…
And she sends along these pictures.
Is that not the voice of a character speaking to you?
Zing, Baby!
Proscuitto-Wielding Meat Thief Whacked by Restaurant Owner With Frozen Ham
Such is the fabulous headline for the following news report.
That’s when the man raised a five pound log of frozen prosciutto over his head, presumably to whack Scola.
Luckily, Scola had his own frozen pig product on hand…
Read more here.
Life is beautiful.
Zing, baby!