Raymond Lessons 10: Keep Writing. Tell a Story. Disappear.

Lessons from Raymond, the homeless man Who helped prepare me for the road.To view previous lessons, find my playlist entitled: Raymond Lessons.Lesson 10: Keep writing. Tell a story. Disappear.This one surprised me.It came in the days that followed.Raymond had given me 2 books,One deep, the other bubble gum.Couldn't get past page 40 in the latter.Couldn’t put down the former.The author of the latter Was all over.But I could not find a single wordAbout the author of the former,It was published in 1939,And the writer had disappeared from historyTo spite the fact that his bookWas one of the most meaningful, Well-written, and moving stories I’ve ever read.And in those two books, Raymond’s message Came through crystal clear:Tell a story. Tell it well.Move the people,And then disappear.Don’t try to be great.Just try to tell a good story.It’s enough.