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Maxine Clark
College Writing Seminar
    Visual Narrative Essay

   A Little Pith and Vinegar
      for the Melting Pot
Like most British kids,
my only knowledge of
America was drawn
from movies and
television programs.
We had three channels
to choose from: BBC1,
BBC2 and ITV.
M. clark creative writing seminar visual narrative essay presentation second draft
Rainy Sundays often
found us watching dusty
old Westerns. Seeing
all of that sand, the
canyons and earth tones
made my tongue dry up
like clay.
M. clark creative writing seminar visual narrative essay presentation second draft
My imagination went
wild at the prospect of
a new life in America.
What I didn’t take into
account was all that
we would leave behind.
Cousins
My paternal
grandparents didn’t
take the news well. I
was particularly sad to
leave them because they
lavished gifts on us, like
this fan and castanets
from one of their trips
to Spain.
Nana and Grandad
My father insisted that we
not smile in our passport
pictures. I couldn’t help it! He
had to keep feeding more and
more money into the coin
slot. He was not pleased.

I was primed for a perfectly
despondent shot.
M. clark creative writing seminar visual narrative essay presentation second draft
When I said goodbye to my
hamster Christmas, she bit my
fingertip. I couldn’t believe my
own hamster had rejected me.

I left my toy dog Cokey in our
old house for the new people
and immediately regretted it.

The day was off to a bad start.
Cokey   Christmas
My brother and I were
invited up into the cockpit
and given honorary
British Airways Junior Jet
Club passbooks to enter
our future British
Airways trips. Of which
there would be none.
M. clark creative writing seminar visual narrative essay presentation second draft
On the drive from
the airport, I
continued to retch
while taking in the
sights of Route One
out the side
window. Past the
Hilltop with its
plastic cows grazing
the side of the
highway . . .
Within mere hours of
arrival, I realized we could
very well starve to death.
We were offered Dr. Pepper
or Ginger Ale to drink but
they were “too spicy” for
our bland palates.
          
                

    +       =
Letting go was hard and I
missed England for a
long time. I felt like I
was always drawing
comparisons between
English and American
culture and choosing
sides.
M. clark creative writing seminar visual narrative essay presentation second draft
On September 23, 1994 in
Concord, NH I was sworn in
as an American citizen, when
in actuality, becoming an
American has been a gradual
process occuring over the
course of my life here.
M. clark creative writing seminar visual narrative essay presentation second draft
My husband and I were
married in the Rose Garden
at Lynch Park in Beverly on a
beautiful June day in 1999.
We’ve been to England
together. Twice.

We’ve also been to Disney
World. Four times.
M. clark creative writing seminar visual narrative essay presentation second draft
We bought our home in the
same neighborhood my
family moved to back in
1978.
My old house
19 Deerhurst, Stanshawe
      Estate in Yate
Our comparatively
 palatial estate in
     Beverly
Our daughter was born in
December 2003, and at
eight years old, she is
now attending the same
school I did when I was
her age.
M. clark creative writing seminar visual narrative essay presentation second draft
I finally feel like this is
where I belong.
M. clark creative writing seminar visual narrative essay presentation second draft

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M. clark creative writing seminar visual narrative essay presentation second draft

  • 1. Maxine Clark College Writing Seminar Visual Narrative Essay A Little Pith and Vinegar for the Melting Pot
  • 2. Like most British kids, my only knowledge of America was drawn from movies and television programs. We had three channels to choose from: BBC1, BBC2 and ITV.
  • 4. Rainy Sundays often found us watching dusty old Westerns. Seeing all of that sand, the canyons and earth tones made my tongue dry up like clay.
  • 6. My imagination went wild at the prospect of a new life in America. What I didn’t take into account was all that we would leave behind.
  • 8. My paternal grandparents didn’t take the news well. I was particularly sad to leave them because they lavished gifts on us, like this fan and castanets from one of their trips to Spain.
  • 10. My father insisted that we not smile in our passport pictures. I couldn’t help it! He had to keep feeding more and more money into the coin slot. He was not pleased. I was primed for a perfectly despondent shot.
  • 12. When I said goodbye to my hamster Christmas, she bit my fingertip. I couldn’t believe my own hamster had rejected me. I left my toy dog Cokey in our old house for the new people and immediately regretted it. The day was off to a bad start.
  • 13. Cokey Christmas
  • 14. My brother and I were invited up into the cockpit and given honorary British Airways Junior Jet Club passbooks to enter our future British Airways trips. Of which there would be none.
  • 16. On the drive from the airport, I continued to retch while taking in the sights of Route One out the side window. Past the Hilltop with its plastic cows grazing the side of the highway . . .
  • 17. Within mere hours of arrival, I realized we could very well starve to death. We were offered Dr. Pepper or Ginger Ale to drink but they were “too spicy” for our bland palates.
  • 18.    + =
  • 19. Letting go was hard and I missed England for a long time. I felt like I was always drawing comparisons between English and American culture and choosing sides.
  • 21. On September 23, 1994 in Concord, NH I was sworn in as an American citizen, when in actuality, becoming an American has been a gradual process occuring over the course of my life here.
  • 23. My husband and I were married in the Rose Garden at Lynch Park in Beverly on a beautiful June day in 1999. We’ve been to England together. Twice. We’ve also been to Disney World. Four times.
  • 25. We bought our home in the same neighborhood my family moved to back in 1978.
  • 26. My old house 19 Deerhurst, Stanshawe Estate in Yate
  • 27. Our comparatively palatial estate in Beverly
  • 28. Our daughter was born in December 2003, and at eight years old, she is now attending the same school I did when I was her age.
  • 30. I finally feel like this is where I belong.