by Julia Holden
Now imagine that after all those years, Amelia came flying back into town. You wouldn’t leave, right? You’d stick around. You’d want to find out where she had been, and what she had done, and you’d want to see what happens next.
I am not saying Nick Timko is any Amelia Earhart. He’s not. Then again, to a town like Kirland, he is. He is our hero and our villain, our Forrest Gump and our Freddy Krueger, all rolled into one. He is our very own prodigal son, and I know my grade school nuns are proud of me for remembering that story and using it appropriately in a modern context. In the Bible, the prodigal son is welcomed back with open arms. In Kirland . . . well, I am not so sure.
If Josh and I are going to create and executive produce and technical-advise and cowrite a whole TV show about Kirland . . . well, we can’t leave yet. First we have to see what happens. About Nick Timko, of course. But it’s not just Nick Timko. I know this is an odd thing for me to say. But all of a sudden, somehow . . . Kirland is a lot more interesting than it used to be.
I don’t know if our show will be a dramedy like Josh wants, or a reality show like I want. Maybe we’ll invent a whole new kind of program. After all, Kirland, Indiana is different from anyplace I’ve ever seen on TV. But whatever we do, I know a few things for sure. The show will be romantic, and mysterious, and glamorous. There will be wild adventures. I also suspect that, one way or another, Nick Timko will be in it. Also cousin Mary. Mary’s daughter Paris, too. Probably even Uncle John. Not to mention Marty the Hoosier, and Celestine. Perhaps even Josh and I might make an appearance.
And oh. Grandma and Grandma’s dress will absolutely, positively be in the show. Maybe they will even be the stars. Because let’s face it, without them there would be no story at all.
So. I have been to fabulous places. Josh has been to those places, too. We have survived Paris, and New York. Now we can go back to those fabulous places and do all kinds of fabulous things together. And who knows where the dress and its magic will take us next?
First, though, we have to survive the fabulousness of Bumfuck.
That should be really interesting.
