The Reading Glass Magazine - Third Issue
Our maiden issue underscored one discipline challenged by the Covid-19 pandemic, literacy, and confronted the threat posed to our thirst for knowledge. On our second issue, as we progressed to regain normalcy, we all started anew-breaking free from the fetters of the pandemic. Now, as we continue to step outside, what better way to release our third edition than bask in the sun’s warmth? THE READING GLASS MAGAZINE, a community that sparks conversations, in our summer issue, gives A TOAST TO TIMELESS SUMMER STORIES.
Our maiden issue underscored one discipline challenged by the Covid-19 pandemic, literacy, and confronted the threat posed to our thirst for knowledge. On our second issue, as we progressed to regain normalcy, we all started anew-breaking free from the fetters of the pandemic. Now, as we continue to step outside, what better way to release our third edition than bask in the sun’s warmth? THE READING GLASS MAGAZINE, a community that sparks conversations, in our summer issue, gives A TOAST TO TIMELESS SUMMER STORIES.
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6 | <strong>The</strong> <strong>Reading</strong> <strong>Glass</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong><br />
“Come Fill Up My Cup” is part of the first line of the<br />
refrain to an old Scottish song, “Bonnie Dundee,” sung<br />
to the tune Air at a Distance. <strong>The</strong> refrain is as follows:<br />
“Come fill up my cup, come fill up my can; come saddle<br />
my horses and call out my men; Unhook the west port<br />
and let us gae free; For it’s up with the bonnets of<br />
Bonnie Dundee.”<br />
“I’ll Remember April” is also a song title. Many<br />
important events happen in that month; Louise’s<br />
birthday and the battle of Vimy Ridge are two examples.<br />
I wrote in a sort of memoir style, but the events (except<br />
for historical ones) are out of my imagination.<br />
This world is a picturesque one. What made you choose<br />
the beauty of Scotland to set Come Fill Up My Cup with?<br />
As previously stated, I have made two trips to Scotland,<br />
and I have read many books set there. One of my<br />
readers, who is from Scotland, says my descriptions are<br />
good, that she really felt she was back there.<br />
Crafting a story so heartfelt is no easy feat. How long<br />
did it take for you to bring the book into being? What<br />
were the challenges, if there were any, that you have<br />
encountered along your writing?<br />
That is a difficult question to answer. I have been<br />
working on these books for a long time. I rewrote the<br />
first chapter to “Come Fill Up My Cup,” and I had<br />
the “I’ll Remember April” line edited after the first<br />
printing. I don’t keep a journal, so I am quite hazy about<br />
times and dates. You see, I write for pleasure, and when<br />
a story comes to me, I go for it. I am presently working<br />
on a sequel to “Come Fill Up my Cup”—it’s longer and<br />
has more layers than the first. A lot of the work I do<br />
in my head, visualizing scenes, and experimenting with<br />
conversation, making sure it is true to the character.<br />
<strong>The</strong> US Review of Book writes, “[T]he author has<br />
created in this book a profound drama that will hook<br />
the attention of its readers early and keep them on their<br />
toes all the way to the end.” As the author yourself, what<br />
do you want the readers to experience during and after<br />
reading your book?<br />
When I read a book that captivates me, where I have<br />
gotten to know and love (or hate) the characters, and I<br />
don’t want the story to end, that to me is the greatest<br />
feeling. To enjoy the story, and to be sorry to say goodbye<br />
to these people, to wonder what happens to them<br />
afterwards. That’s what I want my readers to feel.<br />
Jean Murray<br />
Munden
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