This is gorgeous. I lost count of the phrases that knocked the wind out of me. I've been mulling over milling lately, so this couldn't have arrived at a better time. Beautiful work.
A beautiful rendition of the life of a millwright. I never knew how lonely a life could be until I read this passage. I am impressed with its reach to the reader and the relationship there is with the baker and those who select their own standard for the greatness that they wish to create.
As for why you were rejected for publication, aside from the European audience, the prelude to the sexual references in the absence of their meanings may turn away the prude in receipt of the draft. Perhaps starting with the terms defined may have welcomed the piece from the discerning culprit who never experienced true love? The paragraph: "MILLWRIGHTS GAVE THEIR work the anatomy of the women they yearned to feel. Breast, skirt, eye, damsel, bosom, bedstone, shroud. These are the parts of a millstone, named by the loneliness of the men who undressed and dressed the granite everyday: they couldn’t have a wife, so they made granite their bride" would have been received with lasting judgemental. But I digress, near impossible to follow.
Publication in Europe is almost assured with the original manuscript! That is, if you had not tried the region...
A new favorite read from you, Graison. Thank you, again, for sharing your thoughts and passion. Always welcomed
Thank you very much--I feel like the rejection on this is like rejection I received when I began baking 15 years ago..."the bread is too dark, too heavy, too weird, too different, too flavorful..." and if I listened, if I just put those loaves in the trash, I would have never baked again. There's a beautiful piece by Alice McDermott called "Fuck 'em". And in it, she says it all.
Wonderful story. I had an idea about millwrights, but after reading your story, I've come to realize that I had no idea. I thoroughly enjoyed your writing and look forward to all your future scribbles and bibbles and ideas!
This is beautifully written. I look forward to many more writings!
Thank you very much Dillon
This is gorgeous. I lost count of the phrases that knocked the wind out of me. I've been mulling over milling lately, so this couldn't have arrived at a better time. Beautiful work.
Thank you so much Kimberly.
A beautiful rendition of the life of a millwright. I never knew how lonely a life could be until I read this passage. I am impressed with its reach to the reader and the relationship there is with the baker and those who select their own standard for the greatness that they wish to create.
As for why you were rejected for publication, aside from the European audience, the prelude to the sexual references in the absence of their meanings may turn away the prude in receipt of the draft. Perhaps starting with the terms defined may have welcomed the piece from the discerning culprit who never experienced true love? The paragraph: "MILLWRIGHTS GAVE THEIR work the anatomy of the women they yearned to feel. Breast, skirt, eye, damsel, bosom, bedstone, shroud. These are the parts of a millstone, named by the loneliness of the men who undressed and dressed the granite everyday: they couldn’t have a wife, so they made granite their bride" would have been received with lasting judgemental. But I digress, near impossible to follow.
Publication in Europe is almost assured with the original manuscript! That is, if you had not tried the region...
A new favorite read from you, Graison. Thank you, again, for sharing your thoughts and passion. Always welcomed
Thank you very much--I feel like the rejection on this is like rejection I received when I began baking 15 years ago..."the bread is too dark, too heavy, too weird, too different, too flavorful..." and if I listened, if I just put those loaves in the trash, I would have never baked again. There's a beautiful piece by Alice McDermott called "Fuck 'em". And in it, she says it all.
Wonderful story. I had an idea about millwrights, but after reading your story, I've come to realize that I had no idea. I thoroughly enjoyed your writing and look forward to all your future scribbles and bibbles and ideas!
thanks so much Ed, that's very generous of you to say