This was beautiful! Thank you for sharing this story! This is my first time to your Substack and with this as my introduction....I will definitely be looking forward to reading more! Blessings ~Wendy
Hi Anna, To be honest, I don’t know much about you as a writer. I know this to my core: what I read was not only about pancakes. It was the most natural writing I could hope for. You have set in place everything you could need for a novel. If you choose not to write it, I will have to respect your choice. But that story is crying out to be written. Let a writer you trust read it, at least and get their opinion. Thank you for listening. Daniel
I keep saying a novel but a memoir might actually be a better vehicle for writing about the lives of your parents and you. This can’t end here! Of course it can, you are totally free to write as you wish. I just hope it doesn’t end here. Daniel
This story is blissful in the detail of your childhood experiences with both your parents. I can feel both settings, The Longhorn and the fire on the beach. What a wonderful storyteller you are. Thank you for sharing your parents with us and giving insight into the depth of each of their character--the importance they placed on giving you experiences and memories far more valuable than gold
Charming and meaningful memories that touched my soul….i felt being present in the retelling. Thank you.
Thanks Elissa
What a gorgeous start to life.
Thanks for reading, Stephanie
This was beautiful! Thank you for sharing this story! This is my first time to your Substack and with this as my introduction....I will definitely be looking forward to reading more! Blessings ~Wendy
Thank you!
i really love this story, i felt like i was there on that beach with you eating breakfast.
Very subtle wording, yet so relevant to the time period !
There's some real Stenbeck vibes here, and in a way that is genuine and not at all derivative.
Thank you!
Wonderfully written, with gripping details. I really loved the stories about the trip to the café and the Basque shepherds.
Thanks Jeffrey!
Beautiful
Gloriously rendered! You’ve reminded me of some early sunrise memories I need to dig into
Thanks, Noha
Hi Anna, To be honest, I don’t know much about you as a writer. I know this to my core: what I read was not only about pancakes. It was the most natural writing I could hope for. You have set in place everything you could need for a novel. If you choose not to write it, I will have to respect your choice. But that story is crying out to be written. Let a writer you trust read it, at least and get their opinion. Thank you for listening. Daniel
Thanks very much Daniel, I really appreciate the encouragement
I keep saying a novel but a memoir might actually be a better vehicle for writing about the lives of your parents and you. This can’t end here! Of course it can, you are totally free to write as you wish. I just hope it doesn’t end here. Daniel
Thanks, Daniel!
May I please climb inside your childhood for a bit and just soak it in? Bliss.
Beautiful!
Thank you
the tenderness here!
This is wonderful !
Thanks!
This story is blissful in the detail of your childhood experiences with both your parents. I can feel both settings, The Longhorn and the fire on the beach. What a wonderful storyteller you are. Thank you for sharing your parents with us and giving insight into the depth of each of their character--the importance they placed on giving you experiences and memories far more valuable than gold
Wonderful.
Gracias