"I Wish I Wrote That!" Wednesday

As an aspiring writer (and therefore, a voracious reader), I often find myself reading other authors and saying to myself "I wish I wrote that!"

I'm sooooo impressed by an author's ability to construct words into meaningful and fresh sentences, that I'd like to highlight them here on my blog each Wednesday.
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A Little Piece of Sky
by Nicole Bailey-Williams
Harlem Moon
Page 5

Did my mother look into my eyes and think that I could do something special?...Probably not. I tried asking her about it one day, but it must not have been the right time. She had just opened her beer, and it hadn't had enough time to fill in the empty spaces, to blur the hard edges of her reality.

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What a clever way to say that the character's mother was using alcolhal to numb her from the disappointments in her life. It makes it almost seem beautiful. This is what they mean by showing instead of telling. I can feel it. Saying it in this way makes it palpable.

I wish I wrote that!