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Memories to Imagination Challenge: Kansas Heat Wave 1804
The men came in from the rye fields today telling us the stalks are withering and the cattle faltering in their steps.
I have never known such a strange heat, for it seeps under the shade trees with a steaminess that will not ease, not even at the night fall. Old Sally put cool cloths on my neck and on the child, but the day blew in under the door and around the window seals, dampening the curls at my temples and pasting the back of my shirt to my skin.
A wild fire has taken one farm, already, though far from us, and we cannot but pray morning and night for Heaven's kind bounty to send us clouds.
A man driving a team stopped here today and swore to Hiram he could make a soaking rain for us if we could pay two dollars, but we have not the price (which is more dear than seed for winter wheat).
Come sundown, we will take the child down to the pump and soak her and ourselves with bucketsful of water and stand under the stars where God will see us, his plain, good people who ask so little, who need so much.
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Comment by bolton carley on July 3, 2012 at 1:59pm -
what i notice most is that this sounds like you lived it - so little house on the prairie era. your ability to put yourself in a time-period is astounding.
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Comment by Sandra Davies on July 3, 2012 at 9:46am -
I tried commenting on this last night but was told, in big bold letters that ALL COMMENTS WERE BLOCKED (and now of course I can't remember what the hell I was going to say.) Maybe I'll have remembered in three weeks time :-))
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Comment by Gita on July 3, 2012 at 9:12am -
I will be in Kansas in three weeks (YES!) and let's hope the weather is more hospitable. If not, we will need to create floating desks so that we can hang out in the Lake while we write.
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Comment by Andre DeCuir on July 2, 2012 at 8:21pm
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Like the description of the heat as seeping into places it invades. Excellent!
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Comment by Teresa on July 2, 2012 at 8:16pm
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This is a brand new voice and I like the innocence and trust. Very authentic. I got happily lost in the six and wanted to stay that way.
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Comment by Angela on July 2, 2012 at 7:25pm -
One of the many things I fear. I read Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse a few years back, and this reminds me of it in spirit. Authentic voice. Another good one.
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Comment by Harry on July 2, 2012 at 6:01pm -
I could feel the heat and the helplessness. I don't have a lot faith in God but I sure don't trust that Hiram. Nice, Gita!
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Comment by Mike Handley on July 2, 2012 at 5:56pm -
Amazing voice you use here, doll. Very well rendered!
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