Tuesday, September 24, 2013

And...?

 


This is a partial view of my fireplace mantel. I found this giant distressed ampersand over the summer, and, being a punctuation mark, it kind of spoke to me. Like literally. It said, (this is going to surprise you), it said...

AND...?

 I know. Right? But seriously, even though my high school English teacher would say that a conjunction cannot be a sentence and a question all by itself, I knew what it was asking me.

Now what?
What's next, Kerri?
Yes, you're pretty happy, but why stop? You know you want more.
And...?

So this two-foot ampersand is not just a beautiful big piece of punctuation, it does what punctuation does best. It stops me. It emphasizes. And, more subtle than a question mark, it reminds me that I still have so many questions to answer. So many possible ways to end the sentence.

3 comments:

Createology said...

I love it and how you have it displayed on your mantel. "And" is so open ended...wanting more, achieving more, AND...
Blessings Dear...

Peggy Beck said...

You are such a talented writer. I just love reading what you write. You always make me see things I have missed or a new way of thinking of things. I can never thank you enough for all that you add to my life....

fran pascazio said...

Peggy said it all....you have a wonderful talent [in so many ways]...writing is just one!

I love your "and".....it is so you!