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April 8, <strong>2012</strong> Ea<strong>st</strong>er Sunday Page ThirteenON A STORY, THE STORY, AND EASTER (A FIFTY‐FIVE WORD LOVE STORY)Copyright <strong>2012</strong> by John B. Reynolds (john@jrwrites.com)So I’m taking a creative writing class <strong>the</strong>se days at <strong>the</strong>Newberry Library. As I mentioned here not long ago, my wifesigned me up for <strong>the</strong> eight‐week session as a Valentine’s Day gift (Itold her a couple <strong>of</strong> years back that I’d like to try my hand at fictionsomeday, and now she’s called my hand). All writing is creativewriting, certainly, as two friends reminded me when I was fictionfrettingbefore <strong>the</strong> class began, and <strong>the</strong> Newberry class is not afiction‐writing class per se, but like Gail in her thoughtful giftgiving,I see this as an opportunity for me to <strong>st</strong>retch my personalessay wings. Heck. I need to see if I can even get my feet <strong>of</strong>f <strong>the</strong>ground in this brave new genre/world.The good news is, I have a <strong>st</strong>ory in mind. Yeah. It’s aboutan adulterous workaholic who dies on <strong>the</strong> table following a caraccident, learns a few things about death‐‐and life‐‐during a guardianangel‐guided, Dante‐esque tour <strong>of</strong> heaven, purgatory, and hell,and ultimately is brought back into this world, changed. The badnews is, I have no idea how to write it. Oh, I can write. On my gooddays, anyway. After all, I’ve written two non‐fiction books (one waseven published), and countless essays and poems. Additionally,this weekly column is now in its sixteenth year. But I’ve never hadto‐‐you know‐‐make things up. I ju<strong>st</strong> retell <strong>st</strong>ories that have alreadyhappened. Write fiction? Scary.But, <strong>of</strong> course, that’s where <strong>the</strong> class comes in. My in<strong>st</strong>ructor’sname is Brooke Bergan, and with an MA and a PhD increative writing from UIC and serious publication cred, she knows<strong>of</strong> what she speaks. She’s given me some solid advice already onmy own work, and I’m also learning from <strong>the</strong> feedback she givesmy classmates, writerly souls all who know <strong>the</strong> thrill‐‐and agony‐‐<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> blank page. This pa<strong>st</strong> week in class she drew a triangle on <strong>the</strong>board and discussed <strong>the</strong> “arc <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>st</strong>ory,” explaining that all good<strong>st</strong>ories begin with an inciting incident or series <strong>of</strong> incidents thatlead to a climax and a turning point/resolution. This made me think<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> greate<strong>st</strong> <strong>st</strong>ory ever told (with or without <strong>the</strong> movie), andhere we are, a few days later, at <strong>the</strong> empty tomb.I speculated right <strong>the</strong>re in class that <strong>the</strong> inciting incident<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Jesus <strong>st</strong>ory might be Chri<strong>st</strong>’s birth, <strong>the</strong> climax, <strong>the</strong> cross, and<strong>the</strong> turning point, <strong>the</strong> Resurrection. But as I was pondering this,Brooke shifted gears and introduced <strong>the</strong> idea <strong>of</strong> writing love <strong>st</strong>oriesin fifty‐five words or less. I’ve never heard <strong>of</strong> this before, but Iguess it’s a big thing in creative writing circles. Hmmmm. I havechapters and chapters unwritten in getting my protagoni<strong>st</strong> through<strong>the</strong> afterlife and back to <strong>the</strong> here‐and‐now, but if you’re intere<strong>st</strong>ed,I’ve got a much shorter piece in <strong>the</strong> meantime, entitled(fittingly), Fifty‐Five Word Love Story. Per <strong>the</strong> prophet, “The virginshall be with child…” Jesus grew in wisdom, speaking <strong>of</strong> love in hisFa<strong>the</strong>r’s house, living love out in <strong>the</strong> world. Troubling <strong>st</strong>uff, apparently.“Crucify him!” <strong>the</strong> crowds shouted. He took <strong>the</strong> nails, but lifeprevailed. “I make all things new,” he said. 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