Simon Van Booy
Simon Van Booy
Simon Van Booy is a British-American writer who lives in the United States. He grew up in rural Wales, but has lived in Kentucky, Paris, Athens, New York City and the Hamptons. Love Begins in Winter won the 2009 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionWriter
beautiful too-late wonder
I wonder if things can happen too early or too late or if everything happens at exactly the right time. If so, how sad and beautiful.
hands language
Hands have their own language.
pain ache shock
You were unsure which pain is worse -- the shock of what happened or the ache for what never will.
lonely rain people
For lonely people, rain is a chance to be touched.
children disappointment people
Language allows us to reach out to people, to touch them with our innermost fears, hopes, disappointments, victories. To reach out to people we'll never meet. It's the greatest legacy you could ever leave your children or your loved ones: The history of how you felt.