Minnesota’s turkeys or not?
November is a month to celebrate since it’s my birth month, however, as I continue with my novel about fly-fishing, an idea comes to mind. The turkeys!
Is it possible to have the missing person from my book be snatched while looking out the window and watching turkeys’ gaggle along the busy street? Probably not, so that idea is dead in the water, but, if my two protagonists go fishing in northern Minnesota, they easily could stop and look for turkeys and other wildlife.
It’s the time of the year for two Minnesota turkeys to head to Washington DC where they will be pardoned. First, they’ll walk off from the private coach and walk the red carpet into the Willard Hotel where they’ll spend a private night in this beautiful hotel. The following day, President Biden will pardon them both.
President Truman was the first president to pardon a turkey in 1947.
In 2006, when then-President George W. Bush-needed to break from a security meeting to whistle off his dogs, who’d made a run at the two birds. Unfortunately, I couldn’t locate a picture of him chasing turkeys.
President Biden in 2022
I decided not to rain on the turkey’s parade and stick to fishing, then I can explore my favorite place on earth, Minnehaha Falls. I’ve picked out the neighborhood where my characters will reside which is near Sanford Middle school and burger joint we’ll frequent is located two blocks from Howe grade school. I’m still going back home, but now I have to set the setting. I must evoke emotions from the setting. Each page of a book should make you want to taste what the character is eating, walk down the block and check out the stores or just plain want to be there. Then ask yourself what emotion do you feel?
Please, enjoy our nation holiday, Thanksgiving Day! Enjoy your turkey dinner with family and friends.
Barb.
