Idgie Says:
I love Nicki's writing. It's real. Her pages reflect words that we all think and share, but don't tend to say out loud. She also is a keen observer of human nature and sees things that we may not in everyday life, opening the reader's eyes to events and feeling that might pass them by otherwise.
So many times I find myself nodding along in agreement as my eyes follow the words on the pages. Whether she's talking about ranting while driving, gender specific toys, obituaries or keeping love alive in a marriage I'm right there with her, nodding and understanding her words.
These essays are perfect for those short reading periods in your day. Just enjoy a few minutes of Nicki's thoughts and go back to everyday life........perhaps with a slightly different mindset or with your observation powers heightened.
Finally, I totally agree with Nicki on these two things - The Darth Vader theme would be an awesome wedding song to walk down the aisle to... and when I'm driving the car, I am the DJ.
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Echoes of the Same: Intersections in an American City (Volume 2)
Paperback
– November 22, 2016
Nicki Salcedo’s second collection of personal essays remind us that we
are all the same. We find connections in the grocery store. We grieve
for family and friends. We laugh at our own embarrassing moments. Using
humor and truth, Salcedo inspires us to rethink our perceptions of the
world. These essays come from a column called Intersections, for Decaturish.com, a locally sourced news site based in Atlanta.
Salcedo watches the world and transforms what she sees into words. When
she sees snow and pollen, she looks for similarities. These essays are
her observations. Sometimes funny and sometimes sad. Nicki Salcedo
always looks for goodness. And finds it.
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"Intersections are stories. I’m not a storyteller. I don’t tell stories.
Stories tell me. I’ve been told I’m not Southern, because I’m not
Southern by birth or ancestry. But I want to be. I’ve lived some easy
striking distance from Atlanta most of my life. There were those San
Francisco years. I admit it. I left and brought my heart back with me. I
came back for the trees and the grass and the stories. Intersections
are connections. Intersections are people."
Idgie Says: