What is the book about???
The story takes place in a small, back-woods town in north-eastern Pennsylvania where a couple, after 2 children and 19 years of marriage , are not sure if they want to continue another day, or even another moment for that matter, under the same roof.
Sound familiar???
It should. Estimates on divorce continue to rise throughout the country. From the boy and girl under the spell of teenage-whimsical passions that elope off to visions of grandeur for what they dream married life together will be for them, to the couple now on their third marriage just hoping and praying they get it right this time--It seems that no one is being spared from the grasp of the divorce courts. Even Preachers with grand congregations are finding themselves at the altar beneath the weight of a judge's mallet.
But Why???
The story of this couple is not so far from the truth of today's modern American society. But what makes it unique is the series of events that take place which make for a dramatic story, one that you only see on the eleven-o'clock news. And yet the news will only tell of the story at hand. How many times do you hear of the man or woman who, in a fit of rage, killed their loved one? I'm sorry-- "loved" one. But what was the rest of the story?
Or, what about the spouse that jumps in the car, slams it into gear and goes flying down the road only to run a traffic light and be left unconscious for months in a coma? What was the rest of that story? Did the brakes suddenly not work? Was it a suicide attempt? Accident? Fit of anger and rage? Fright?
This is just one of those stories. Both parties feel justified in their actions. And maybe they are. But until the whole story is told, Someone did right. Someone did wrong.
The author is only here to tell a story.
You--the reader--get to choose sides.
Sound familiar???
It should. Estimates on divorce continue to rise throughout the country. From the boy and girl under the spell of teenage-whimsical passions that elope off to visions of grandeur for what they dream married life together will be for them, to the couple now on their third marriage just hoping and praying they get it right this time--It seems that no one is being spared from the grasp of the divorce courts. Even Preachers with grand congregations are finding themselves at the altar beneath the weight of a judge's mallet.
But Why???
The story of this couple is not so far from the truth of today's modern American society. But what makes it unique is the series of events that take place which make for a dramatic story, one that you only see on the eleven-o'clock news. And yet the news will only tell of the story at hand. How many times do you hear of the man or woman who, in a fit of rage, killed their loved one? I'm sorry-- "loved" one. But what was the rest of the story?
Or, what about the spouse that jumps in the car, slams it into gear and goes flying down the road only to run a traffic light and be left unconscious for months in a coma? What was the rest of that story? Did the brakes suddenly not work? Was it a suicide attempt? Accident? Fit of anger and rage? Fright?
This is just one of those stories. Both parties feel justified in their actions. And maybe they are. But until the whole story is told, Someone did right. Someone did wrong.
The author is only here to tell a story.
You--the reader--get to choose sides.
Maybe (juvenile)
august 2007
Maybe I'll see you next week
Sit close and we'll chat a while
Reminisce about the day that we happened to meet
That always seems to make you smile.
Come let's be juvenile.
It's just you and me
Until we reach eternity.
We can dance and sing
And do almost anything
Like we did long ago, way back
Before we were teens.
Maybe you will hold my hand
Let me trace the line of your smile
The one that you used to wear on your face
When you liked to be juvenile.
Maybe we'll find a place in the sand
On a mountain by the side of a lake
Where we can get back to that place in ourselves
The place we made the biggest mistake of our lives.
Maybe we'll look real bad
I'm sure it'll take a while
But if we just get back to the place that I miss
I know you think it's juvenile
But maybe you'll smile...
(Pictures and poetry by c.a.dilworth)
(except for the little boy and girl.
That was taken by their mom
who is my sister Jenn)
(except for the little boy and girl.
That was taken by their mom
who is my sister Jenn)
