Monday, May 14, 2012

First Chapter - First Paragaph(s) - Tuesday Intros (May 15)

This week's choice:
Originally published January, 2007

The sun is shining, mynah birds are chattering, palm trees are swaying, so what.  I'm in the hospital and I'm healthy.  My heart is beating as it should.  My brain is firing off messages that are loud and clear.  My wife is on the upright hospital bed, positioned the way people sleep on airplanes, her body stiff, head cocked to the side.  Her hands are on her lap.

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