Reflection is “a thought or writing about something, particularly in the past, or what one sees when looking into a body of water.” Reflections can be seen in eyes or heard in voices.
A writer is both a reflector and a sponge. She soaks up a lot of images, words, outlooks, memories, and sifts through them. These show up later in her books. Fun~
An image of Vermouth Decker showed up in his statement to Ned in Moonlight Can Be Murder: “You’re old Javin’s niece, ain’t you? The one I saw at the funeral. I don’t have nothin’ to say to you. You shouldn’t a come out here.” His voice chilled me more than the wind ruffling Ulysses’ fur.
His words reflect an unpleasant man.
It’s not possible to get through life without being a reflector. The question is, what or whose image do we reflect?
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