"You have to be naked to write."What does that mean? the boy wonders. That you have to let go of yourself? Get rid of any outward sign of your century to write for real? Or does it just mean what it says: Take off your clothes and write.
Meet Victor: a quirky sixteen-year-old with an antique Royal typewriter who tries to live his life "under the radar." And Rose Anna: a home-schooled free spirit with a vintage fountain pen who wants to save the planet.
Two stories, one log cabin, a mountain stream, a tragic fire - and the beginning of a relationship as hopeful as the Vermont woods in spring.
We could write together," i blurt out. "You and me. Show each other stuff."
"Sure," she says. "But don't get any ideas."
"No," i tell her. That's what you say when you are full of ideas.