Not a staircase thought, but I am sure I will soon be thinking about things I meant to include in the revised manuscript for my forthcoming memoir which went back to my editor today. It isn't too late yet, but it soon will be.
July 2011 pub date. Watch this space.
you might like to meet another staircase writer:
ReplyDeletea nice story by "treppenwitz"
(blinding flashes of intellect ...
just a little too late)
http://www.treppenwitz.com/2007/10/waste-my-time-s.html
(the post tells the refreshing story of a very satisfactory grocery visit)
* treppenwitz
Literally, 'the wisdom of the stairs'. The striking reply that crosses one's mind belatedly when already leaving, on the stairs. People are often angry because they did not have the fitting answer directly during a conversation. The term is old, but it was made popular by W. Lewis Hertslet who published his book in 1882 entitled 'Treppenwitz der Weltgeschichte'. In that book, he writes: "Like to a petitioner who is just leaving after an audience, a piquant, striking words occurs to history almost always delayed."
Am watching, you betcha. Cover already?
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