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SlaveMasterUK
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The only thing that genuinely made me want to cry was the September 11th attack on New York. I could explain why but I don't think I need to.
Recently I read Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy; each book is a fantastic sci-fi work in its own right, but the whole is so much greater than the sum of its parts. The end of the final chapter ties together a sub-story that has been running unnoticed through-out, and makes a close to the story that chills and uplifts at the same time. It is the greatest love story I have ever read, and the final paragraph made me cry myself to sleep.
ax
Recently I read Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy; each book is a fantastic sci-fi work in its own right, but the whole is so much greater than the sum of its parts. The end of the final chapter ties together a sub-story that has been running unnoticed through-out, and makes a close to the story that chills and uplifts at the same time. It is the greatest love story I have ever read, and the final paragraph made me cry myself to sleep.
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SF: I'll call you by the two letters (if I remember 
). To call you Svenska would be to ape the annoying American custom of calling a foreigner by his country. I got called England by tons of my American friends. I felt like pointing out that I'm not a rarity; there are more of us.
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). To call you Svenska would be to ape the annoying American custom of calling a foreigner by his country. I got called England by tons of my American friends. I felt like pointing out that I'm not a rarity; there are more of us.The Earl
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I made it through the first 25 years of my life without as much as going to a funeral and then in 1994 I quit my job as an artist to go to nursing school. Since graduating in 1998 I have worked in two disciplines: Oncology (cancer) and Intensive Care. Now I watch people die everyday. Many are elderly but to often I see my share of young people as well.
If you have read my stuff you know most are poignant love stories of loss and longing. I truly believe this was my way of coping with the sadness I witness every single day. Last fall I finally buckled down and wrote “A Promise for Keeping”, a semi-autobiographical tale about a nurse and his dying patient. It was truly the most cathartic experience of my life.
Since “APFK” I have written and posted only one ‘Lit’ type story. What I now find myself writing are stories about (and this will sound depressing, but it is truly not) death: how people cope with the reality of it and find some purpose and meaning in it. So far I have not posted any of these but perhaps I will one day in Non-Erotic.
Like some of the post above said, writing about feelings such as these is a wonderful way of exploring your emotions and helping you cope. Plus it is a hell of a lot cheaper than therapy.
If you have read my stuff you know most are poignant love stories of loss and longing. I truly believe this was my way of coping with the sadness I witness every single day. Last fall I finally buckled down and wrote “A Promise for Keeping”, a semi-autobiographical tale about a nurse and his dying patient. It was truly the most cathartic experience of my life.
Since “APFK” I have written and posted only one ‘Lit’ type story. What I now find myself writing are stories about (and this will sound depressing, but it is truly not) death: how people cope with the reality of it and find some purpose and meaning in it. So far I have not posted any of these but perhaps I will one day in Non-Erotic.
Like some of the post above said, writing about feelings such as these is a wonderful way of exploring your emotions and helping you cope. Plus it is a hell of a lot cheaper than therapy.
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moved to tears?
I listen to opera regularly. There is passage at the end of Act One of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss that can easily bring a tear to the eye. The Marschallin is an older woman who is in a relationship with a younger man. In a poignant moment she muses about getting older and the inevitability of her losing her lover to a younger woman.
The orchestral sound of Richard Strauss is very rich and the music is utterly beautiful. The combination of this and the sentiments of the Marschallin, make for a very moving experience.
Octavian
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I listen to opera regularly. There is passage at the end of Act One of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss that can easily bring a tear to the eye. The Marschallin is an older woman who is in a relationship with a younger man. In a poignant moment she muses about getting older and the inevitability of her losing her lover to a younger woman.
The orchestral sound of Richard Strauss is very rich and the music is utterly beautiful. The combination of this and the sentiments of the Marschallin, make for a very moving experience.
Octavian
Bearer of the Silver Rose
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