"The peanut butter lingered in the dips of my back molars and made my mouth water. I held my breath, desperate to hear his next words.
“From now on, you are ‘To'-go-ah Hepi’—Rattlesnake Woman.”
I did not see another snake for the rest of that field season."
These line are so powerful and the symbolism of also being rattlesnake woman is deeply profound on so many levels. Maybe you go into that further in the book? Thank you so so much for sharing this excerpt with us. It's always such a treat to read your writing. May your book find its perfect agent to shepherd it to publication soon!
Thank you so much for the thoughtful comments and encouragement on this excerpt, @susannahrigg. You always see things with such a fresh perspective. I admit that I probably don't elevate this concept of being rattlesnake woman in the book enough, but now I will!
Beautiful imagery! I snickered as I read that you couldn’t dig as fast as the makes, but yet you write twice as fast 😊.
Thats my girl ❤️.
Something to ponder…
If it was in that quiet moment that you were given a “name” by another human…can you also hear in moments of silence with yourself that you need not be afraid?
As a writer, one of the biggest compliments is someone telling me, "I could see myself there". So, thank you! You also picked up this thread that I try to highlight in the book about being given names and courage versus finding it in ourselves. As Bridget Jones would say, "I'm chuffed you get it!" :) Xoxo
"The peanut butter lingered in the dips of my back molars and made my mouth water. I held my breath, desperate to hear his next words.
“From now on, you are ‘To'-go-ah Hepi’—Rattlesnake Woman.”
I did not see another snake for the rest of that field season."
These line are so powerful and the symbolism of also being rattlesnake woman is deeply profound on so many levels. Maybe you go into that further in the book? Thank you so so much for sharing this excerpt with us. It's always such a treat to read your writing. May your book find its perfect agent to shepherd it to publication soon!
Thank you so much for the thoughtful comments and encouragement on this excerpt, @susannahrigg. You always see things with such a fresh perspective. I admit that I probably don't elevate this concept of being rattlesnake woman in the book enough, but now I will!
Oh I am so glad it sparked something :)
Beautiful imagery! I snickered as I read that you couldn’t dig as fast as the makes, but yet you write twice as fast 😊.
Thats my girl ❤️.
Something to ponder…
If it was in that quiet moment that you were given a “name” by another human…can you also hear in moments of silence with yourself that you need not be afraid?
~Always with you!
As a writer, one of the biggest compliments is someone telling me, "I could see myself there". So, thank you! You also picked up this thread that I try to highlight in the book about being given names and courage versus finding it in ourselves. As Bridget Jones would say, "I'm chuffed you get it!" :) Xoxo