Clichés have been demonized since the beginning of time. A ‘good writer’ should never and would never use these pariahs of the written word. Right? They are the kiss of death to any budding writing career. Professional suicide. A sin against the gods of all that is holy on the printed page.
But, really, aren’t we taking ourselves just a little bit too seriously?
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A genuine, handwritten letter! It was from my cousin in Paris and, I have to confess, my heart skipped a beat at the sight of it. It wasn’t just the novelty of receiving such an unexpected treat.
The sight of that letter with its thin, airmail style envelope transported me into the far distant past. It was like time traveling. I was twenty-one again and half running, half skipping down to the rural type mailbox that sat at the curb of my parents’ house.
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