The Wilfair books are magically realistic, yes, but they're grounded in a few things I know a bit about. I spent over five years living in hotels, and, on the day I was born, an announcement was made on the marquee of my dad's motel: "Welcome Miss Gray."
Yes, motel signs and I go back to the very, very beginning. :)
The B&W-ness of the photo, the iffy quality, and the vintage-ness of the sign make it seem like it could be from the late '40s, which I love. Sadly, I am not from the late '40s but rather am a 1970 bambino.
Thank you, past employees of my father, for the warm hello. I couldn't read yet but I'm sure that I sensed, as I rested snug in my incubator and got accustomed to living, that something sweet was out there in the world.
(Still do.)
