Emotions

I've been reading Second Sight, by Cheryl Klein.  She talks about characters that make you feel.  A story that creates emotions in the reader making some connection.  I thought about books I remember reading.  My favorite book as a kid was Secret Hiding Place.  I thought about why I still remember the story.  I remember how clever the little hippo was and how it made me smile.  The fairy tales evoke injustice and triumph.  Just looking outside my window now there is the feeling of contentment and peace.
Our brains.  I enjoy reading about how the brain works.  How could I have forgotten about the book I read  a few years ago, The Emotional Brain.    Everything we do and think has it's bases with some emotion.
I reread some of the stories that have been rejected and it's a "no-brainer" why.  There is no emotion.   Apathy is what there is.  I heard myself say, "Who cares?"  Well, I do.  Get out the kleenex, the koosh balls I'm going to write with emotion so my stories will show what I'm feeling.