June 18, 2010

Belated

"When the moon light shines on the snow at the eve of the night and everything is silent, listen to the nothing, listen for the sound of pure magic" ~ audrey kitty

One thing I seem to do is mark dates. Certain events that for some reason I feel I need to hold onto. I have calendars. Personal events, school events, baseball schedules, bills schedule, character birthdays (yes I am that insane). Sadly I never check them.

One remarkable date that I did not intend to let slip by uncelebrated was the anniversary of Dark December. I meant to crack open a bottle of something (pain relievers I'm sure) and do a special post. Right. I missed it. Why? No clue. I must have been doing something...

So in belated homage to the man and the blog that helped me begin my journey of catharsis I give you Cooper Stanfield, the early years. I hope my photo capture skills have improved as well as the details in them but there is no improvement needed in the man. Interesting how he hasn't changed much. The attitude, the look, the stance, it is still there. He is like a fine wine that improves with age although I will confess it is hard to improve perfection.

It has been three years. Many things have happened, good and bad. I am thankful to have had my writing and my collaboration and friendship with Beth to get me through some very dark and painful times. I would not have survived without you.

7 comments:

  1. Congratulations on three years, Gayl! :D

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  2. Thank you Van! I could have sworn it was longer...

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  3. *raising glass* Congrats on three years of awesome storytelling and amazing, multi-layered and fascinating characters~

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  4. It has been, from the beginning, like finding your best friend and a door into a world I always wanted to live, both at the same time. Miraculous and unbelievable. Thank you for every step, and if I've been there for you, you sure have been there for me too.

    Congratulations, and I am SO glad you never quit.

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  5. and one of my favorite early shots of Cooper:

    http://i46.tinypic.com/2edsgom.jpg

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  6. Drew, thanks so much, that means a great deal.

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  7. Beth I think that was where I was trying to go with the idea of magic. There have been days, hours, minutes when I have said that's it, I'm done but I love this too much to walk away.

    And that shot...yes, it speaks volumes. That was the door that opened, the window that let the light in.

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Thanks for leaving me your thoughts ~ they always mean a lot.

In Perfect Harmony

In June of 2007 I posted my first chapter of Dark December. Since that time, the story has evolved and changed in part through a collaboration that developed and lasted over 4 years. During this time a friendship was forged. Thank you Beth, for unwavering friendship, support, and generosity over these last 4+ years. It has been a journey I will never forget.

"Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain."

In dreams, the sun sets in our eyes
In dreams, we'll never be apart
In dreams, I'll promise you'll never be alone
How much I wish your voice could send me home