I was in the neighborhood this morning checking on the wanted post I scribed out Saturday night, and I started wandering through the community, as I often do, when I stumbled upon “The Lost Cutlass.”
Your story truly gave me all the feels and contrived such an assimilation for me in regards to memories of my first car. A ‘92 Nissan 240sx. A 5 speed in the cleanest shade of white, cute flippy headlights, and a bright blue dancing Dead Bear sticker that I put on the driver’s side tiny rear triangle window so it would always be right behind me, anywhere I went. I wish I realized back then what kind of car I was so fortunate to have been given. I was grateful, don’t get me wrong, but I was also young and I’ll just summarize by saying that car is now my standout “You don’t appreciate what you have until it’s gone” life-lesson.
It took a minute to round up the emotions you made me lose, but I wanted to stop by and encourage you to keep your pen to paper. You have a fantastic talent for writing that readers appreciate. From beginning to end, the way you depict and are able to convey senses made me feel like I was playing you in the film version. I felt the mild defiance masked by harmless justification as you explained your convenient access to the DMV database. I mean, maybe part of it is the Missouri factor, but I’m telling you- I felt the weather and smelled the sap! This is an excellent story, and you have a phenomenal gift. Thank you so much for sharing!