First, let me just tell you how honoured I am that Allyson asked me to post about Rhys Hughes visit to our FCSH.
Now, let me just give you a glimpse of how 'dream like' it all was.
If you managed to be there, then I am sure you grasped the feeling and were able to take a ride in that exotic voyage of his.
I was laughing when he used his 'cavaquinho' as a paddle, and I was afraid when the sun decided to sunk in the gap between both horizons.
Apparently, I was not the only one. Some of you had similar moments of joy and bewilderment, laughing at our non-conventional hero and hoping for a good ending. It came, our voyage was over in such a short time, that it was unfair the reading of only one story.
The question and answer part was the hardest for everyone apparently. We felt numb, and still intoxicated with the imagery he so calmly depicted, some of us grasping for air as we slowly arrived from those dream places. Steadily our session came to an end. Longing for a next visit was the feeling that stayed.
We wish all the best to Rhys, and that his awe-inspiring stories, may inspire future writers as he once was by others.
(For more parts of the reading session visit our blog post about R. Hughes -
English Lines - All about Rhys)
