The Hook

THE HOOK Fool's Gold by Denise Hickey, NYC, 1987-1990:...The Hook.
"This card means the possibility of love. And this card means a disappointment in love."
"Huh! Which will it be?"
"We don't know. It could be either. But you will succeed, no matter what. Just cut through it! is what it's trying to say." Mari Anne cut through the air with an emphatic motion of her hand. "Lasting success," she continued.
Debbie imagined a roomful of applause and a dinner party she was giving in her home. She imagined recognition through the years, best-loved stories, continuing achievements, reknown...(the opera Carmen by Bizet...starts off slowly, softly, faintly...continues...builds momentum...resounding, climactic!) "Now, this row represents things you cannot change." Mari Anne pointed to three cards. "Catholicism. The belief that you have to suffer for every reward. You can succeed and have love, too. But you will succeed, no matter what."
"I have always thought that. That I would be successful, but nothing else. You know when you just know you'll be really successful?" Debbie said. She imagined a banner with the word SUCCESS! Gee, she thought. This prediction really spells out Success in flying colors!
"Total feminity. This is something you cannot change and you should always be proud of that," Mari Anne said. Well, she was.
"Also, you're fortunate. You may not realize that, but you are."
"You know, I am fortunate. But I never think I am," Debbie realized.
"I'm that way, too," Mari Anne said. "Whenever something good happens, I try to find something negative. I say, Yeah, but..." FOOL'S GOLD by Denise Hickey. Never found love?

Coming Soon!

FOOL'S GOLD...my new book blog. Stay tuned!