Rebecca Katherine Martin
- Strange as You
I used to think I was the strangest person in the world. But then I thought, there are so many people in the world; there must be someone just like me, who feels bizarre and flawed in the same ways I do. I would imagine her, and imagine that she must be out there, thinking of me too. Well, I hope that if you are out there, you read this and know that yes, it's true - I'm here, and I'm just as strange as you.
Gary Provost
Now listen: I vary the sentence length, and I create music. Music. The writing sings. It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, a harmony. I use short sentences. And I use sentences of medium length. And sometimes, when I am certain the reader is rested, I will engage him with a sentence of considerable length, a sentence that burns with energy and builds with all the impetus of a crescendo, the roll of the drums, the crash of the cymbals -- sounds that say listen to this; it is important.
