Today, I declared myself a Writer!
Ironically, my words will not fully convey my experience at my first writing marathon...However, I can try...
In a nutshell, I think I rediscovered myself - as the 4th grader who wrote a history play for her class at the request of the teacher - as the high school photographer who left behind her aspirations to create images in exchange for a college degree -and now, a rediscovery of my love affair with words - my ability to listen - pure joy!
I discovered context does create text - ah, the smells of French pastry stimulates my memories of Paris with my sister and mother, and evokes a desire to create the same with my two daughters - the smell of fresh java and a plush comfy chair by the window - the exotic smells of curry, cinnamon, rice - the clink of wine glasses in a dimly lit early afternoon 'living room' as we gather to celebrate this day within a writing community.
Saturdays don't get much better than this...
Carrie,
ReplyDeleteSites of writing do create important spaces for writing--for remembering and for claiming who we are. I'm still excited about the marathon--about your words--about being there with writers writing. There is really something important about "being there."