Life gets complicated. All I wanted to do was say THANK YOU for all you wrote.
Now here I am at "Newbies Start Here" (Isn't Newbies some kind of transitional organization for boys going from Cub Scouts to Girl Scouts?). It isn't easy to say "Thank You" to the rich and famous. They hide out.
What prompted my need to say "thank you" after a lifetime of reading and enjoying your books?
I was reading your collection "Full Dark, No Stars" when a cockroach took a leisurely stroll across my kitchen floor. Instead of a quick boot crush and crunch, I gave him (her? it?) a little squirt of Raid that was on the counter where my lovely bride left it. The little bugger didn't like it at all, but suffered and died like a man on fire. I sort of enjoyed it and thought I ought to remember how it is done for when my time comes. (My lovely bride bought that Raid for something, hopefully the occasional roach).
As I sat back down to my reading, the thought crossed my mind that you could take that incident, write a 500 page novel and make a blockbuster movie out of it. Millions would enjoy it and learn something important too. That is a magnificent talent and a lot of hard work. Somebody ought to say "Thank You". Why not me?
But, like I said before, it's not easy. I can't just trot a pan of brownies over to your house or buy you a cup of coffee at the donut shop. Now here I am - a Starting Newbie. I've never been one before, but I don't feel much different than I did before registering. Maybe it is a transitional thing that takes time.
But time is beginning to be important since I have lived my allotted three score and ten plus a bit. Taunting my doctor (When did doctors get to be so young?) about smoking a pack of Camel regulars a day for 65 years isn't near as much fun as it used to be. I can tell it bugs her though, because she dyed her hair green. Why else would a MD with a husband and two young children dye their hair green? The point is I forget stuff and if I don't say "Thank You, Stephen King" right now, I might forget it. (The forgetting isn't so bad since I forget harsh facts and make up really cool stuff to take their place)
So, Thank You. Keep up the good work!
Cordially,
TwoHoot aka John Harper
Now here I am at "Newbies Start Here" (Isn't Newbies some kind of transitional organization for boys going from Cub Scouts to Girl Scouts?). It isn't easy to say "Thank You" to the rich and famous. They hide out.
What prompted my need to say "thank you" after a lifetime of reading and enjoying your books?
I was reading your collection "Full Dark, No Stars" when a cockroach took a leisurely stroll across my kitchen floor. Instead of a quick boot crush and crunch, I gave him (her? it?) a little squirt of Raid that was on the counter where my lovely bride left it. The little bugger didn't like it at all, but suffered and died like a man on fire. I sort of enjoyed it and thought I ought to remember how it is done for when my time comes. (My lovely bride bought that Raid for something, hopefully the occasional roach).
As I sat back down to my reading, the thought crossed my mind that you could take that incident, write a 500 page novel and make a blockbuster movie out of it. Millions would enjoy it and learn something important too. That is a magnificent talent and a lot of hard work. Somebody ought to say "Thank You". Why not me?
But, like I said before, it's not easy. I can't just trot a pan of brownies over to your house or buy you a cup of coffee at the donut shop. Now here I am - a Starting Newbie. I've never been one before, but I don't feel much different than I did before registering. Maybe it is a transitional thing that takes time.
But time is beginning to be important since I have lived my allotted three score and ten plus a bit. Taunting my doctor (When did doctors get to be so young?) about smoking a pack of Camel regulars a day for 65 years isn't near as much fun as it used to be. I can tell it bugs her though, because she dyed her hair green. Why else would a MD with a husband and two young children dye their hair green? The point is I forget stuff and if I don't say "Thank You, Stephen King" right now, I might forget it. (The forgetting isn't so bad since I forget harsh facts and make up really cool stuff to take their place)
So, Thank You. Keep up the good work!
Cordially,
TwoHoot aka John Harper