Scion Wood For Heaven Novel

I wrote 69811 words towards a next novel in November. 

#Nanowrimo doesn't produce fruit that is ripe, 

now I have to prune, graft and water.

The book is unfinished. 

Next step - rough edit and outline review. Then line review.

Then speak to characters and check scene events. 

And then the revision. Next share with beta readers.

It's about life after suicide. 

A bit of heaven, finding beauty in culled wood.

I lost these photographs and had one image on my iphone4.

Accidentally today I loaded an old memory chip - and there were 

fabulous images of my youngest, our college tours of the Northwest 

and these Corot and Van Gogh (esk) images of 

this Fallawater apple orchard shorn down. 

Ever had a memory chip ghost old images layered?

Heirloom and extinct varieties of fruits are of interest to

an off the grid gardener.

Apples are not genetically replicated by seed planting.

The mother's genes partially contribute to a new tree.

Like roses - field testing takes time.

Grafting replicates an apple variety.

Cider made from this fruit is amazing.

When I was seven I was in a Johnny Appleseed play.

I was John Chapman with a pot on my head. 

If you know the title of the play, please let me know,

I can't recall.

The folk hero spread the Harrison apple.

An apple now extinct, used to make hard cider,

and applejack brandy, laced with his own versions

of Christianity and sustainability.

Prohibition ended the varieties of apples and 

many of the Native American medicinal herbs

he used to distill.

Now the trunks become sweet aroma firewood. 

Branches are beautiful in wreaths,

but the grafters waited too long. 

Did they flame up in a blaze where sparks touch heaven?

Like my current work in progress a haunting image that is part

of us - earth, fruit, life, death and joy.

Sparkler in dead chill ~ winter scion clings to heartbeat ~ we connect in veins.

Taking submissions for title ideas

The Orchard End

Caville Blanc d'hiver

White Winter Wood

Scion Wood

Scion Wood For Heaven

P.S.: Scion is not referencing the car ---
 "young shoot or twig of a plant, especially one cut for grafting or rooting as in new life."

Also welcome your thoughts.

All my heart to you.

Thank you for reading 

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