Walger's blog: "Writing"

The next few are just me practice observation and description skills of people. Nothing exciting just trying to get some practice in this area. 

"The first thing you noticed about him was his age. Some people age well. He did not. Age and gravity had taken its toll on him. His forehead had too many wrinkles to count. His eyebrows were the only thing on his face that seemed to benefit from time. Growing long and thick, wild beyond what the rest of his body was capable of. Maybe his body put so much energy into those eyebrows that it forgot about the rest of his head. As thick as the eyebrows were, the top of his head was just as sparse. A puff of hair here, a strand there. The veins and scars covering his dome were not the least bit hidden by this occasional scraggle. Even though the sides of his top had more hair, it was still thin and could not cover the pale skin beneath. His jowls sunk so they were even with his once square jaw. The weight was such that it formed three deep lines starting on each side of his mouth, which was the only separation dividing the jowls from his chin. This resulted in the effect of him looking like he had a permanent scowl. This was unfortunate considering when he spoke his voice showed none of that. Although also weighted by time, it came through as happy. His words evoked laughter and good humor in sharp contrast and even a resounding “fuck you” to what time had written on his face. If you closed your eyes and didn’t see the face and mottled hands, you would have still known he was old, but would have imagined someone that time had been much kinder to. "