My mum used to say, "Don't ask for the moon, Jo. You'll only choke on the dust." She wasn't wrong. She was never wrong about that part. The choking. She just forgot to tell me that you choke just as easy on the small stuff. On the ordinary Tuesday afternoons. On the lukewarm tea and the half-smile across a crowded bus.
Do you need to focus on a (like the one about her father or the opening "view" speech)? Does the essay need to be a certain length or word count? a taste of honey monologue
(She stops. Looks directly at the audience. Hard.) My mum used to say, "Don't ask for the moon, Jo
Helen reflects on how movies have become "mauling and muttering," expressing her cynicism about modern entertainment and her own dissatisfaction with life. Jo’s Motherhood Monologue (Act 2): The choking