RA the Invader
I read a lot of WWII books and magazines. I inherited the fascination from my father who showed me hour after hour of a program on Saturday afternoons, Victory at Sea. If you are over the age of 60, you likely remember the program, and if not, it was about great naval battles of WWII.
This spilled over to my school life as well. In seventh grade, the principal called my parents to report I was reading an inappropriate book at school. The book in question was “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich” by William Shire. The matter was resolved, I could not read it at school, and my father said the principal was not well balanced (or something like that).
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Great analogy, which reminds me of the fact that my mum, who was a very young girl during WWII, genuinely got muddled with the words germ and German and imagined when she was ill that there were tiny Germans in battle gear running around inside her body, hurting her.
I don’t use imagery myself – but I like yours! Having been brung up a scientist (if slightly kicking and screaming and wanting to be an artist), I just tend to go straight for the science, but I do think your way is a useful way to look at it.
The wrists not daring to help the fingers made me think right back to current politics – going full circle – but let’s not go there!!!
Pollyanna I am sorry I missed your comment. Thank you for the kind words. It is a little crazy that I think of RA like this. My dad would be proud of his son for think of it like this. 🙂