lmp14 Apr 2006

this is in fact based upon one of a series of stories i invented for and tell my 2 1/2 year old daughter. and yes, it should be HER arm...
knolls - to me - always instill a sense of "long ago" or a small hill that has been around for a very very long time. i don't think JFK's assassination should own the phrase for eternity, either. the word "mounds" always reminds me of dark chocolate over coconut, dirt, or baseball. ;P
i do agree with the comment about "looked" vs. "seemed". at first, i like the ambiguity - "looked about.... to cry" or "looked as if to cry". your note about causing the thought pattern to stumble is a good one; i will take it into advisement.

feel free to share this with your neice; in fact, i would be honored if you did. i hope she is doing better than your latest writing alluded to...