Man in the Moon, there was a point of discussion at out dinner table tonight about why I talk to you all the time and if I am insane to do so. My brother Steven Floyd was the leading proponent of the lunatic scenario, but my little sister Mary Sue understood completely, having frequently engaged in conversation with her doll Martha Lou and her other assorted imaginary friends. My younger brother Chuckie Lee defended me with no good reason because he has always taken my side and he has always loved me. My remaining sister Ruth Ann Torkelson, who has never before exhibited any flash of recognizable brilliance, tonight stopped the conversation cold when she said that my talking to was you was actually prayer, and that I sit in my window and talk to God using the Man in the Moon as a front. Well, after giving this very careful consideration it scares me to think that I could have so casual a relationship with God as I do with you. Because when I do consciously pray, I'm always a little bit more formal, which I am not when I tell you my feelings. But if God is so inclined to listen in because he knows I'm actually trying to pray to him, then I hope he will forgive me for being so foolish as to not realize who I'm talking to. Amen.
Dorothy Jane Torkelson The Torkelsons (1992-1993) "Return to Sender" (1992) written by Wayne Lemon