by Veda Boyd Jones from the June 14, 2021 issue
Tagline: When the ice-cream truck rolls through his neighborhood one warm summer day, David is surprised to find new love on the menu.
*Stream of Consciousness Observations: Ice-cream trucks bring back such happy memories for me of the Big Sticks and the Strawberry Shortcake ice cream bars I used to love. I'm sure they bring similar nostalgic feelings for other readers too.
Oh, I love David's strategy of tiring the kids out so they'd go to sleep that evening. Smart!
Aha! Jones cleverly gave the heroine the information that David was their uncle, not their dad, using dialogue.
LMAO at this line:
He glanced at his watch to stop her from seeing him blush. "It seems like they've been gone four days, not four hours."
There's a little grey moment where David thinks his employee might have a prior "claim" on Maggie, but this is quickly resolved when Maggie says she's friends with the employee's girlfriend.
We have a sort of black moment when David thinks he'll never see her again. But I'm thinking, "Dude, your employee is dating a friend of hers. It would be very easy to make contact." So black moment for him, not for the reader.
I'm just as excited to hear the chime of the truck again as Josie was. LOL
Oh, David, you just ruined your plan of exhausting the kids with mulching by amping them up with sugar! LOL
Awww, sweet (pardon the pun) ending!
*This is an analysis in which I just record my thoughts as I read the story.
Photo by Rafael Moreno via Flickr Creative Commons License
4 comments:
I'm behind on reading my WWs. This is the second time when you posted that I've had to go back and read the magazines.. I'm getting old and I read slow now. Hate it. I'll be back after I read the story.
This story was adorable, Kate. I was warm and funny. Loved everything about it, the kids, the characters, the premise, and the plot.
Very cute story.
this is awesome one!
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