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jamesmcginty) wrote2016-05-11 08:16 pm
jamesmcginty) wrote2016-05-11 08:16 pm
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Well, Mervin.
Watercolor class is pretty interesting. I don't think I'm particularly skilled, but I've produced a few pictures. I enclosed something for you. I fear there are no apples to paint. Only a hideous vase, and some rather unconvincing wax pears and rubber grapes. May it ferment gently in the mail and arrive as a slightly better vintage.
Darius is ... Darius. I haven't seen much of him, but what I have doesn't say he's improved much. We had a holiday, so he probably was off doing his thing somewhere.
R, it turns out, is pretty charming. I think he's been around here all his life, and knows the area like the back of his hand. His grades wouldn't impress anyone, but - well - some people don't do well in schools to start with. I think he's taken it to heart though.
You told me that it was bad to make yourself into what people say you are, or to say you're something you don't want to be. That positive thinking thing that's plastered all over Lorena Station.
I'm thinking positively. I haven't seen him in several days.
He's not the kind of man who just blends in, you know? Even when he's hungover and quiet or -
Yes, I'll be careful.
Love,
James
Darius is ... Darius. I haven't seen much of him, but what I have doesn't say he's improved much. We had a holiday, so he probably was off doing his thing somewhere.
R, it turns out, is pretty charming. I think he's been around here all his life, and knows the area like the back of his hand. His grades wouldn't impress anyone, but - well - some people don't do well in schools to start with. I think he's taken it to heart though.
You told me that it was bad to make yourself into what people say you are, or to say you're something you don't want to be. That positive thinking thing that's plastered all over Lorena Station.
I'm thinking positively. I haven't seen him in several days.
He's not the kind of man who just blends in, you know? Even when he's hungover and quiet or -
Yes, I'll be careful.
Love,
James
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He fiddles with a bit of turnip and his spoon. "Kind of like - this is a no for you, and that's a no for me. Because Mervin trusts me, and I know most of what he puts up with, but -"
He's not sure R would get it. Well, R definitely seemed to get it about the drinking. With barely any information. "I wonder if I could offer - some winter clothes or mitts for the kid. It's rough. Mervin was lucky enough to get in off the streets in winter. Or ... unlucky. I think that was part of his problem. Having to say sorry enough to get let back in."