Your Homework Assignment

Jonathan Carroll
Jonathan Carroll

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Today’s homework assignment: In one hundred and fifty words or less, describe one of the happiest days of your life.

We spent that summer in Brittany. Every day the weather was beautiful, which is very rare for that part of France. The morning I finished writing my 2nd novel, I took it to the tiny village post office to photocopy, and then watched the ancient postmistress cover every inch of the package with beautiful multicolored French postage stamps. When she finished she said a loud “eh voila!” and smiled. My brand new manuscript was on its way out into the world. Afterwards we went to “The King of Chicken” roadside stand and bought a just-grilled chicken and fresh baguette for lunch. We ate them sitting on a high windswept dune overlooking the ocean. I was elated because I’d finally finished and was positive the novel would not only get me published but make me famous.

Months later my agent called from New York to say every publisher had rejected it.

Your turn.

first posted at: www.jonathancarroll.com

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