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I'm back from three days traveling, up to Massachusetts and back, for David Hartwell's memorial service.I am not going to write about the service. there was a good-sized crowd of mourners. The family was there. Speeches were made. Emotions were sincere.
Instead, I'm going to pass on what Geoffrey Hartwell said was his father's advice when he traveled overseas for the first time. It is, I believe, useful. So here it is:
1. Never stand when you can sit.
2. Never sit when you can lie down.
3. Eat a salad every day.
This is what we call Good Advice. If you take it, you'll be helping to keep a good man's memory alive.
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I wish I could have been there. I grew up near Marshfield, and David and I both swam as teenagers in the icy waters off Hummarock beach. Not that we knew one another, but we bonded on the mere memory of that water, which could turn your toes blue on the hottest day of August.
ReplyDeleteOh, that reminds me, Eileen. I spoke with Teresa Nielsen Hayden after the funeral, and she has plans for you.
ReplyDeleteReposted this at KC's Facebook page. Sorry I never got to meet him.
ReplyDeleteSo glad people were there for those of us who could not attend the funeral.
ReplyDeleteThere was quite a good turnout, Paula. So that was good.
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