Night Walk

After a hectic day, my wife consulted her Fitbit and announced her intention of completing her daily quota of steps by going on a "little night walk" around the town. "Night Walk" - what a title for a film, a novel or a novella! "Night Walk." Career woman under stress goes on a little night walk every evening. She meets another night walker and the two become - well, they can become whatever you want them to be, friends, lovers, confidantes, shrinks. For the sake of argument, let's say the career woman meets a refugee - two women of the same age but differing prospects. Then, one night, the refugee does not turn up and the protagonist sets out to find out what happened to her. The possibilities are endless.

Let's look at another genre - the ghost story. Around the town in which our hero walks at night are innumerable "Stolperstein" or stumbling stones. These stones, the idea of artist Gunter Demnig, remember the victims of National Socialism by installing commemorative brass plaques (left) in the pavement in front of their last address of choice.  One night, our night walker meets a young lady with a mysterious background. The two ladies discuss the past and our relationship with history in general and with the holocaust in particular.  Have we learned from it?  The possibilities are endless. But the point is that inspiration is all around us and we just have to be sensitive and grab it before the idea goes away. Always carry a pencil and a piece of paper when you go for a walk.

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Comments

[TINA]

I would read the book "nightwalk"if it Had a romantic ending 😘