You’re a Great Teacher
The best part—and this is just beginning to sink in—is that the thing I love to do the most and this thing I resisted most of my life but am good at are finally married.
What We Say in Our Head
What makes you simultaneously cringe and lean further into a story? What is happening when you say, “Nooooo…” as the story unfolds? What are the beautiful speeches, conversations, and comebacks that you rehearse in your own head—the ones that, if spoken, might just begin to set the world right?
I Am a Writer
We draw up what waits for us there. Stories, memories, secrets, questions.
The pail rises dripping our truths, our eyes darting with wonder, breath still with surprise, hands electric holding the rope—the tether connecting us to something deeper than certainty.
This is me.
I really am a writer.
Impulse Vs. Intuition
This was definitely an impulsive, not intuitive, click.
I’m busy this weekend. And after browsing the judges’ bios and headshots, I felt my deep-South, middle-aged white-woman tethers tightening around me.
Not Cynical—Because I Write
When we emerge from the page, we are not cynical. The words have drawn us away—forward—toward growth and compassion.
Recovery: Knee-Deep
But during this recovery, I’ve discovered there is one thing I miss when deprived of it: Writing.
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