And We'll Eat Caviar

[Cita]

It is just a can of stewed tomatoes, the Italian kind, seasoned with spices, a round can with a simple label, the Safeway brand.

And yet... it opens up a world of possibilities, ideas, smells, dishes simmering in my mind, and the three huge zucchinni beside the cutting board are already chopped and sauteed in my imagination.  

We all want to be brilliant, don't we, or at least good at what we do, able to string together words that will be accepted and advertised and put between delicious covers to grace spotlighted shelves.

And there will be checks, of course, fat ones, big ones, with lots of zeros, and we'll buy an iPad and put new tires on the truck and eat caviar.

There will be a book tour and someone will carry our bags and bring us flowers and sparkling water.

But then, it is just a can of stewed tomatoes, and I'd rather sink the wheel of the can opener into the seam with a sigh, melt butter and sizzle garlic and boil pasta than try to put those words on the page.

[Stephen Torelli]

Count me in with that sizzling garlic, butter and pasta. Excellent account.

[Angela]

Good to love and live in the now, while paving the way for dreams.  Lovely.

[Ron. Lavalette]

Caviar, eh? And sparkling water.  Hmmmm.....I'm not sure I'm properly suited to those rarified climes.

You, on the other hand....Brilliant.

[Joey Delgado]

Man, this fantasy could very well come true for you, Miss Cita. I love the line that starts with, 'We all want to be brilliant...' Very true. So, when you do have a book tour, I'll be the one in line with a well-worn copy trying to think of something to say. :) Great job.

[Bill Floyd]

Writing's rewards can't be so easily canned or pried open.  Sometimes it feels better to accomplish something concrete.  BUT you've already gotten farther than most.  Keep simmering. 

[Gita]

there will be checks, of course, fat ones, big ones, with lots of zeros.  Yes, yes, yes. And you will host the next HoW and pass around the caviar.