Everything is changed since you left.
The house is so quiet. Mama is impatient. Papa is sad. And Johann is gone — called up for the army. Anna has stopped singing. And little Karl — what a baby! — he whines like the wind without you.
Mama says you are smart to leave now. And Papa says you will prosper. “Opportunity abounds in America,” he says.
Still, no one will say why you left when you did. What is a mail-order bride anyway? Because I am only eight, no one tells me a thing.
I wish you had never gone.
Dein Bruder,
August
Sounds as if this is going to be a sad story. Your illustrations are wonderful, though!
ReplyDeleteah, life can be sad. children are aware of so much... honesty would be so much better. wonderful drawing Daniel.
ReplyDeleteStay tuned, guys... Find out just how sad (or not?) this tale becomes.
ReplyDeleteAnd where has Berta gone?
ReplyDeleteARmer August, er wird sie so vermisst haben.
Did they ever met again?
daniel, this is AMAZING. so compact and powerful.
ReplyDeleteit is a stand alone story in itself. i am currently writing my second novel as one paragraph snippets and i know how what you have done here is harder than it appears.
good for you, daniel.
ps love to silke
xo
kj
Hey Daniel, this is a superb composition, all that flow and depth and everything bent and distorted . Just wonderful. This one has heavily influnced the composition of what I am working on now - I learn a lot when I come to visit.
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