The Last Enemy, by Richard Hillary (excerpt)

[rachelmanija]

From the first chapter of the memoir of a WWII fighter pilot; he has just gone down in flames, and is floating in the ocean, badly burned and alone:

There can be few more futile pastimes than yelling for help alone in the North Sea, with a solitary seagull for company, yet it gave me a certain melancholy satisfaction, for I had once written a short story in which the hero (falling from a liner) had done just this. It was rejected.

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Comments

[recessional]

A KINDRED SPIRIT.

[sovay]

yet it gave me a certain melancholy satisfaction, for I had once written a short story in which the hero (falling from a liner) had done just this. It was rejected.

That's relatable.

[loligo]

Well played, Richard Hillary.

[skygiants]

....sold.

[cyphomandra]

Enjoy!!

[rydra_wong]

#relatable

[eglantiere]

lollllllllllll.

[pameladean]

Oh, that's masterful. I think it's the solitary seagull that really makes it.

P.

[17catherines]

I like this man already.

[qian]

I see what you mean about the very English style! It's one I imprinted on as well.