So, you may ask, what the Hell is Let Go, the Rain Dance? Some twenty five years ago, I sketched out a rambling novel based in the mountains of North Carolina. Through the years I've held conversations with my characters, changed the story, forgotten bits, and embellished others. My gang includes Leonard Hamlet, a World War I pilot with a penchant for settling scores his way. We have A. W. Austin, whose motto, "Dam it, damn it!" says it all. This Corp engineer thinks completely on a straight line, and never varies from black to white. Our narrator, Jonathan Woodhouse, was hitch hiking across the country, and somehow got caught up in an event that changed a lifestyle, village, and a people. Stay tuned. I'll be developing this cast of characters over the next few months, teasing out the plot, and having fun with the story.
Oh! Did I mention the Rain Dance is a canoe?
Along with this, I'll be filling in the gaps with my own story. In my fifty years, I've learned that whatever life sends us, it's not as bad as the other guy's. We all need to develop a positive outlook, examine our challenges, and meet them head on. Me? I'm newly diagnosed with Crohn's, and, as they say, is my story.
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