Really enjoyed that read, that only momentarily made me think of my heavy use of the snail face cream from Tenerife (apparently it is considered as a heavy cream and shouldn’t be used all the time—which I precisely do) selling me a well-nourishing material for less than €10, less than a second—maternity unit and even more about what I wrote today. I was—deeply—in the story. Thank you!
Oh, I’m so glad! I love when people share their experience of a piece. It’s always fun coming across something that connects to the writing you’re personally engaging in, too.
Very interesting piece, Paige. So many interesting reframes and questions. I particularly like this line
“It’s not the kind of attention I mind—a subtle jolt to someone’s auto-pilot that calls the muscles of their mouths to attention, ensuring they’re doing their job.”
I love how I can start to get to know people through the lines they highlight/take interest in, like little puzzle pieces of the heart. This one makes sense for you. :D
I love how you call out the normalized insanity in our society. People using snail slime on their faces and probably paying a pretty penny for it. Hospital gift shops with souvenirs. Humans are so weird. You did a great job seamlessly connecting these things while also telling a little piece of your own story.
Really enjoyed that read, that only momentarily made me think of my heavy use of the snail face cream from Tenerife (apparently it is considered as a heavy cream and shouldn’t be used all the time—which I precisely do) selling me a well-nourishing material for less than €10, less than a second—maternity unit and even more about what I wrote today. I was—deeply—in the story. Thank you!
Oh, I’m so glad! I love when people share their experience of a piece. It’s always fun coming across something that connects to the writing you’re personally engaging in, too.
Very interesting piece, Paige. So many interesting reframes and questions. I particularly like this line
“It’s not the kind of attention I mind—a subtle jolt to someone’s auto-pilot that calls the muscles of their mouths to attention, ensuring they’re doing their job.”
I love how I can start to get to know people through the lines they highlight/take interest in, like little puzzle pieces of the heart. This one makes sense for you. :D
haha, I suppose we reveal more than we realize to the attentive.
I love how you call out the normalized insanity in our society. People using snail slime on their faces and probably paying a pretty penny for it. Hospital gift shops with souvenirs. Humans are so weird. You did a great job seamlessly connecting these things while also telling a little piece of your own story.
Thank you! I've been working on flash creative non-fiction works and its been fun. Also, humans really are quite odd.