Wow. Just wow. Sad and beautiful... I so admire the way you use details like the blood pressure cuff, or the descriptions of his team. How you manage to make such things so evocative... just. wow.
Thanks! I'm really pleased to get your response. I love knowing my writing has an effect.
The blood pressure cuff in particular is something that happened to me. I woke up from surgery in terrible pain, and I'd wondered before they put me under if I'd survive it. Feeling the blood pressure cuff on my arm was what clued me to the fact that I was in the hospital and still alive.
Yeah, I think that when we are storytelling, or trying to get a point across, including something from our own experience is a good place to start. Not that I think we can't extrapolate (*remembers arguments from 90's, about whether male authors 'could/should' ever write from a female perspective.); but including parts of ourselves is really effective.
Comments 12
Reply
Reply
The blood pressure cuff in particular is something that happened to me. I woke up from surgery in terrible pain, and I'd wondered before they put me under if I'd survive it. Feeling the blood pressure cuff on my arm was what clued me to the fact that I was in the hospital and still alive.
Reply
Reply
Leave a comment