Saturday, January 16, 2010

The Most Important Thing

Recently I was wondering: What's the most important thing I've ever written?

First, I started thinking of certain stories, my unpublished novel, the novel I'm currently working on, the nonfiction/memoir-y thing I'm also working on.

Then I realized no: The most important thing I've ever written was my father's eulogy.

The second most important thing I've ever written was my aunt's eulogy, which I gave yesterday.

2 comments:

Ethel Rohan said...

I'm sorry for your loss. You make me think about the letters I wrote in those early years after I moved here, to friends and family in Ireland. Even now, they still talk those letters, like they really meant something. I like that.

Andrew Roe said...

Thank you, Ethel. Yes, letters too -- letters too.