Today is the anniversary of D-Day. In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, Americans received word that three years of concerted war efforts had finally culminated in D-day–military jargon for the undisclosed time of a planned British, American, and Canadian action. During the night, over 5,300 ships and 11,000 planes had crossed the English Channel and landed on the beaches of Normandy. The goal of every soldier and civilian involved in that effort was to drive the German military back to Berlin by opening a western front in Europe.
It got me thinking and I figured if there was ever a day to DO IT – today is it – my D-Day. (Especially given the opening line in the prologue of my ms:
Positano, Italy 1943
It arrived with a stream of local children in tow,
the bearer dressed in full military regalia.
Yes, I actually hit the send button on that agent submission that has been sitting in my draft email box staring at me, laughing at me, goading me. So it is done – fired across to the other side of the world via cyberspace. Whether or not is hits the mark, I’ll have to wait and see.
Now…a moments silence in memory of all those really brave – the soldiers, the sailors, and the airmen.
