Bouncing around the world as much as I do, I run into this question pretty often: Out of all of your stories, which is your favorite? When I get this question, usually they are referring to the short, short stories I do for StoryPeople. Not a lot of people know that I used to do performance stories & monologues & plays (actually, used to isn't quite right. I still do. I just have to fire up for it more than before, now that I twitter. Lately, I'm in the habit of getting in & out of a story in fifteen seconds, or less :-))
Anyway, THIS is my all-time favorite story. (It actually reminds me of my (much) shorter story, Cultural Fable. They're both about Art & being courageous, even in the face of the scariest of things. About Death & how that's our best excuse to really live. Ultimately, about Being Yourself. Which is the whole point anyhow (if you ask me).
I call this story
Marguerite the Potter. I hope you'll see why it's my favorite...
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