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By: susan

susan — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:34:44 +0000

Stephen, thank you so much for your kind comments! I just love watching older couples interact, it’s so nuanced and specific to the couple themselves. There’s so much that they know about each other that they don’t need to talk so much anymore yet they communicate constantly.

By: stephen h-k

stephen h-k — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:39:59 +0000

i think you caught this dynamic almost perfectly which seems to me a delicate one because so much has to remain unspoken but still flow beneath the surface of the explicit interactions. the writing is very skillful, saying just the right amount to get that dynamic moving without smothering it by saying too much itself.

the characters reminded me a lot of one set of grandparents, the ones who lived in northern new hampshire, who are still the only people i’ve ever been around who’ve been (well, who were) married fifty years. i like thinking of them, when i do.

By: susan

susan — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:49:20 +0000

But Steve, the old man honestly thought he was helping her by picking the peaches. That’s how guys think.

By: Steve Veilleux

Steve Veilleux — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:14:18 +0000

Excellent piece! Although, your suggestion that the women of the household do most of the work…oh, umm, well never mind then.

By: susan

susan — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:06:09 +0000

In reply to shirley zimmerman. Thank you, Shirley. I love writing about the unspoken intricacies in a relationship, particularly a long married one.

By: shirley zimmerman

shirley zimmerman — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:30:41 +0000

Hi Susan – I absolutely am caught up in your writing, and this one just tugs at my heart. What love is poured out as she picks up the peach after dinner…nothing more needs to be said. Thank you. S.

By: susan

susan — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:28:13 +0000

In reply to billie williams. Thank you, Billie.

By: billie williams

billie williams — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 03:23:10 +0000

susan – i love this writing today.