Sunday, July 13, 2008

Emolument and contemn

Tina watched the way Jill navigated the diner, greeting neighbors and strangers alike. Her smile and interest were genuine, that was easy to see, and she never made anyone feel like they were second-class. In fact, her attention gave people the impression that they were the most important person in the room, even the wait staff.

It was a skill -- or maybe a compassion -- that Tina lacked.

2 comments:

Angie said...

I really like how you keep using Tina and adding depth to her.

Kristan said...

Haha, see response to your other comment.

Basically I'm using daily inkstar to help generate ideas/scenes for my novels and short stories now too, so there may be more "recurring" characters because of it.