Week 5

Dear Darl,

First of all: I am so sorry to hear about your mother’s passing. I hope you have a safe trip to Jefferson, and my thoughts are with you and your family.

Second, I received your letter about your trip into town, and was struck by your description of your vision. I don’t know what it is about being on the road, but I have to think that your ability to know what was happening at home is connected to the transience of travel. There is something almost meditative about the long hours of nothingness, of being between two places more than being any one place in particular. I think that if it is possible to see beyond, it will almost always happen while traveling.

I had an experience like that while driving home from California. It wasn’t quite so dramatic – but still, I was imagining what might be happening at home, and it began to feel so real that it scared me. I truly didn’t know if what I was seeing was true or not. It must have been fascinating – albeit sad – to return home and know for certain that what you’d seen had really happened.

Again, thank you for your letter, I am sorry to hear about your mother, and safe travels for the burial.

Much love,

Nora Hegarty