ok so you love Hugh Grant lol gotta love Julia's line in Notting Hill "i'm just a girl standing in front of a boy, asking for him to love her" or something like that....it doesn't have a ton of Com but what about "A Walk on the Moon" Diane Lane, Vigo? now thats a good one
I am really enjoying your story, Mary. I look forward each evening to sitting down and reading a chapter. You are a gifted writer, and I am invested! The anecdotes from the kids were icing on the cake.
"Four Weddings and a Funeral" is also a fave of mine.
I like how your daughter shares this love for Rom Coms with you and you know when and where you watched them with her! I get the impression m. didn't care much for Rom Coms - or perhaps it's not mentioned because of his recent grief? If he did... the book may have turned out differently.
Makes me curious what it might have been like back in a primitive cave - no phone, mail, etc. No privacy, I presume. Our minds and emotions were 'born' in those millennia, not now. They are us.
PS one of my faves is Joe vs the Volcano. I quote it incessantly! 😍 "You're afraid of the commitment? You're gonna have to love and honor me for about 30 seconds."
Great great great. Laughed out loud. Also, so many comments about m. Oh boy. And yes. Let's hear it for Rom-Coms. For my interior see When Harry Met Sally and Notting Hill.
Great and open! Must have been somewhat difficult to keep the pen on paper. I guess airing out the dirty laundry is a good path to a clean soul. It gives me an opening to air out my early history and see if I could be so honest and remain interesting to my supposed readers.
I watch films differently after working with you Mary. I watch them from the perspective of a writer because all the elements are there that you would need to write fiction and real life stories. Film, fairytales hold universal themes. Absolutely fabulous.
ok so you love Hugh Grant lol gotta love Julia's line in Notting Hill "i'm just a girl standing in front of a boy, asking for him to love her" or something like that....it doesn't have a ton of Com but what about "A Walk on the Moon" Diane Lane, Vigo? now thats a good one
Aurelia! That scene crushes me every time. So wonderful and sappy with romantic love. Enjoying a Chapter per day. Thanks for sharing.
I am really enjoying your story, Mary. I look forward each evening to sitting down and reading a chapter. You are a gifted writer, and I am invested! The anecdotes from the kids were icing on the cake.
"Four Weddings and a Funeral" is also a fave of mine.
I like how your daughter shares this love for Rom Coms with you and you know when and where you watched them with her! I get the impression m. didn't care much for Rom Coms - or perhaps it's not mentioned because of his recent grief? If he did... the book may have turned out differently.
I'm not sure about m.'s 'honesty'... after he leaves you dangling for 2 months?
I love the comments of the kids. That's refreshingly honest.
And of course I love reading such a well written story!!
“Play dead.” 😂😂😂😂
And I love this line of yours: And the break in my heart that is not his fault, widened.
This is getting real. The hearts breaks just as hard at 60, as it did at 16.
Makes me curious what it might have been like back in a primitive cave - no phone, mail, etc. No privacy, I presume. Our minds and emotions were 'born' in those millennia, not now. They are us.
PS one of my faves is Joe vs the Volcano. I quote it incessantly! 😍 "You're afraid of the commitment? You're gonna have to love and honor me for about 30 seconds."
This is brilliant. So many friends are doing the dating thing now, and oh the stories. Absolutely love the kid quotes!!!!
Those kids need bylines.
Mary, oh, lover of the romcom of life, I think you need to know about my friend Billy Mernit. He wrote, as they say, the book on it, Writing the Romantic Comedy: https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Romantic-Anniversary-Expanded-Updated-dp-0062950266/dp/0062950266/ref=dp_ob_title_bk
Also has this old fashioned blog thing titled (would you believe) Living the Romantic Comedy: https://livingromcom.typepad.com/my_weblog/
Great great great. Laughed out loud. Also, so many comments about m. Oh boy. And yes. Let's hear it for Rom-Coms. For my interior see When Harry Met Sally and Notting Hill.
Great and open! Must have been somewhat difficult to keep the pen on paper. I guess airing out the dirty laundry is a good path to a clean soul. It gives me an opening to air out my early history and see if I could be so honest and remain interesting to my supposed readers.
I watch films differently after working with you Mary. I watch them from the perspective of a writer because all the elements are there that you would need to write fiction and real life stories. Film, fairytales hold universal themes. Absolutely fabulous.