Unveiling Secrets and Shadows: A Riveting Journey in The Light Between Apple Trees
Is there a parallel there for writers to consider? Surely writers can appreciate Ms. Kumar’s observational attention, so vividly written — when she writes, “We rested on a thick log, listening as a flock of Steller’s jays with pointed black crests scolded a poor robin, who at last took the loud hints and fluttered away,” I can see and hear those vituperous bullies, the same birds that often decry our yard work here in Washington State — but we can also examine how orchardists devote themselves. By planting our words on the page in a variety of ways and genres, we can winnow what doesn’t thrive and strengthen the work that does.
