Meet a Really Good Story Teller
Or at least a really good story writer. I can’t say I’ve ever actually heard him tell a story, but he does know how to write a good story. Wil Wheaton, formerly of Star Trek fame (no, make that formerly of Star Trek, still currently of Star Trek fame) writes on his blog and demonstrates often how to construct a story well. As he did yesterday in a story of making soup and bread – oh, and a mess.
When I read this:
I probably would have taken a moment to stare at the resulting butternut squash soup geyser, if the explosion of hot liquid hadn’t burned the &*#@ out of my hand, face, chest, and arm. I probably would have admired the CSI-like splatters of orange puree on the wall, the coffee maker, the microwave, and the refrigerator, if I hadn’t been frantically stabbing at the buttons in an effort to silence the whirring blades which created it. But it wasn’t until the moment had passed – really just a few seconds of chaos – that I was able to pause and appreciate what had just happened. I mean, it’s not every day that a geyser erupts in my kitchen.
I think I get a solid understanding of what was going through his mind – and his kitchen – at that moment. He writes that way a lot. You really get a good sense of the picture he’s trying to recreate in your mind.
Go and read, please. I think you’ll find his reading enjoyable.
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