“”My grandfather,” she says, her voice low. He said Down, right to my face! Jeez! …Anger floods out from her, washing over the table, her notebook, me… I hate that word.” P.33 …David’s father, he told David to put Grace…
Monthly Archives: September 2019
Q6: Writing With Grace
Part Two: I Want to Write “What makes you think you have something to say? …What makes you think you can be a writer?” p. 30 In the first section McFarland wrote extensively about her desire to be a…
Q5: Writing With Grace
“Reluctantly, we squeeze into the elevator with the last stragglers, one of them a young man with Down syndrome. Grace glances at him then up at me, “Cool,” she says.” P. 24 Brief encounters like this happen frequently in…
Q4: Writing With Grace
“Grace’s story is clear in her mind. She has a story, her story, and she knows how she wants to tell it.” P. 18 “Impossible. But how do you say impossible to a mother like Jessica who’s probably heard that…
Q3: Writing With Grace
“Grace was a shadowy figure, someone I couldn’t see clearly. Someone I didn’t want to see.” P. 14 How did you feel as McFarlane describes her struggle with meeting Grace?
Q2: Writing With Grace
Part One: Impossible “One sentence, I stare at the words. I can’t believe they’re here, in this notebook. I always dream to be a famous writer.” P. 11 McFarlane is blunt when describing the stereotypical way she views people…
Q1: Writing With Grace
First Impressions Why did you choose to read this book? McFarlane grabs her readers right away with an image of Grace’s writing. What was your reaction? Did you make comparisons to your loved one’s writing? How did it influence…
