I adore old-fashioned romance and the little courtesies characters so often paid each other in books written a century or two ago. And yet I'm so grateful to live now. I'm proud to call myself a feminist. I'm a believer that we can work toward a better, fairer world for all.
I used to let these two issues knock about in my heart when I was young; how can I like something seemingly so old-fashioned and yet be in love with now and the gifts of our modern age? But then I realized those two ideas can live together, and it comes down to this: Everyone be nice to everyone.
If a person reaches the door first, open it for others. If someone looks unwell on the train, a seat should be offered (or, better yet, help gotten). Smile and lend a kind word, wherever and whenever.
It's not a man --> woman thing. It's an everyone thing. This is not a controversial or groundbreaking or fresh pronouncement, I know, but I like to ponder it.
Wilfair is built on these ideas, or at least I intended that it be. I hope the series is something of a future-forward salad barely dressed by an old-fashioned vinaigrette. (Yes, I will always go to the food analogy.)
Our lead character is in charge of a big hotel; her best friend is a strong-willed girl unwillingly to be silenced or kept down by anyone. And yet there are little courtesies afoot, and lots more to come. And evening gloves and snoods, to up the nostalgia. Those won't ever diminish our ladies' power. Nope.
What's your favorite all-time little courtesy?
Little Courtesies
