SB, you have a wonderful way of making those aching little pieces of life chime like deep bells.* I have music I want to listen to while I do this kind of thing. All I need now is for the other party to like the same music.
*In stark comparison, if words were wasps, I'm a kid with a tennis racket - http://www.pbfcomics.com/?cid=PBF094AD-The_Chaos_Grid.jpg#161
These really are exquisite.
These are adorable.
it's your sharing of this vulnerable, tender side that allows us to fall for you completely.
you are such a good writer. just lovely.
I want to live that day spent at Coney Island. Magnificent writing. Thank you
One whole book, please.
Number 3 made my heart ache
#2 made me cry. PMS gah!!
I'd like to spend all day reading these, and dozens more. The ice in my drink would melt too fast and the box of kleenex would empty.
you are amazing
I could read these for the rest of my life.
Thanks, everyone. I really enjoy writing these. I'm going to try and make them a more regular feature.
I second Holly. If only to live vicariously through your beautiful words.
I get shivers up my spine thinking of plans being forgotten. Those are sometimes my favorite types of days.
Lovely, as always.
Long time reader, first time commenter. I recently enjoyed most of your archives (while at work, go me)and am always thrilled by a post. Today's was totally mind blowing.
These are just beautiful -- thanks for posting them.
I would give my left tit to be able to write like this.
I can't really add anything new to what has already been posted here. You're just such a damn good writer it gives me the chills.
Oh, SB! You've done it again :)
we love you, sarah brown
I second bud.
So pretty, so perfect, so you.
Door number 3.
3!!!
(And yeah, awesome.)
You made me think about what's happening in my life right now:
4. I secretly love your friend. I wanted to tell you a long time ago; I wanted to let you know that this is the reason I don't love you anymore. The moment I laid eyes on him everything changed and now...I'm chasing a dream.
We're not friends anymore because of this but I have realize it's important to go for what ails you in life. Go for what your heart tells you is right. Although, I have left a path of destruction.
I am going to try doing some of these. You wouldn't mind, would you? I'll think of it as creative nonfiction, ENGL3510, with Sarah Brown.
These are exquisite. Thank you.
These are great. They remind me of an Alanis Morissette song I like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcoFHAdgn3U
I love these. They remind me of a particular Alanis Morissette song: http://www.alanismorissette.com/video/unsent.html
I've read and re-read this post 30 times. It's official - you are my most favorite writer in the universe.
3. you woke up giggling.
These are beautiful, especially the last one. It almost makes me ache a little in my desire to return to that feeling.
the ache and the sweet that is human experience. nicely put.
i could have heard a pin drop in the theater of your blog today.
"His hand is in my hair and we are very quiet. I’m a little bit cold. I suddenly think this may be the happiest I’ve ever been in my entire life."
Ach! you made me cry with that one. I know a few of those moments.
i love these! don't you ever wonder if the other person remembers those moments as well and in such great detail. Or if their side included other thoughts.
it's hard to not really be able to creatively write about little moments that like when you are married. get them all out now. ;-)
I imagine #1 has blocked this out entirely, #2 remembers often, and #3 never knew I thought it, but if he read this, would be annoyed.
yeah.
so that was pretty much just all kinds of awesome.
Knowing that about #3 makes me angry.
These are amazing. Like everyone else said, I could read them all day.
you are so unconscionably beautiful. way to go!
whatever "it" is sarah brown, you've got "it" i have 100% totally fallen in love with you.
whoah. Wonderful wonderful writing. I too could read these all day. Maybe that should be the title OF YOUR BOOK!! hint. I would buy it, with like hard-earned cash n'sh*t-My-hard-earned cash even.
Wow, just WOW, reminder of those first days of love with my husband. Thanks for writing these.
tremendous post! Found you by way of Dooce.com
I'll be back!
Always,
Crusty~
I echo the other "wows". How lovely.
Brooklyn Brown--The next best thing to the warming, the kissing, the vodka drinking, is reading you. The Stones "Silver" ran through my mind all day today, and I believed that maybe I had some kind of new love to hide. Thank you ten times over. And if you see a really cute brown-eyed boy at the Ashbox coffee house in Greenpoint, that's my brother. Give him a smile for me.
An adoring reader,
Country Brown
I don't get number 2... [put embarrassed smiley here].
btw, number 3 is the most inspiring thing ever.
number 1. too close to home.
ARG!! this is sooooo goooooood.
I don't get number #2 either. Was he freaked out by the appearance of your feet because he didn't realize you had tights on and so thought you had webbed toes? Was it the smell of sweaty tights feet? Was he so freaked out he tried to abandon you in the snowstorm and then realized it was stockings and so came back? Or does he have some sort of tights fetish and wanted to make sure you had them on?
Either way he seems like kind of a jerk, but I'm dying to know more!
Need more info! :)
Just WOW.