As stated before, this is a replication of past posts of 'The
Odyssey of This Writer' and will occur here on Thursdays while 'The Story of
Terlokya' will be published here on Tuesdays. Enjoy.
Part 6 - Another Great Tuesday Edition - (with sponsors)
03/05/13
During the discussion of my assignment, Ethan, – my professor, then
mentioned that I wrote like I had been at or had seen what I was writing about.
He said it was fresh and seemed like a firsthand account and asked me how I
pulled that off considering some of it took place on the Moon. “Well … ,“ I
began. “You’re gonna think I’m crazy. It’s a long story.” He said to try him so
I did. I said, “I was there.” He gave me that funny look again, and said,
“You’re right. This sounds like a long story but I have to go. We’ll talk more
about it next week.” With that, he left the classroom.
I didn’t know what he thought but wondered if he’d have anything
to do with my work anymore or was he serious that we’d talk next week. One of
my classmates was still in the classroom and had overheard our conversation.
She asked what was so bad about being somewhere that you were writing about.
Since she hadn’t been privy to last week’s conversation nor had she read my
assignment, I figured I might as well add a second person to the list of those
that think I’m nuts. (And now I’m adding anyone who is reading this blog) I
told her that the chapters I had turned in for the assignment involved stories
from the past and from events on the Moon. Her face scrunched up a bit as she
eyed me. “Okay, I’ll bite. How’d you do that?” I told her it all began back in
the late 60s when I lived in Germany. She immediately said I was a former hippy
and that it was the drugs. I then told her that I was 13 years old at that time
and lived with my family. That’s when she said, “I gotta hear this,” and sat
down in chair next to mine. So I began. And you’ll get to read about it next
week.
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