Once upon a time, somewhere in my youth, I was labeled "The Writer In The Family". I won some essay contests, public speaking contests and one spelling bee all before the age of thirteen...it was obvious to my family that I was some sort of genius. At least, that's how they made me feel. So, I told myself that I am a writer. As it turns out, what they really meant was "Ah, a new sucker to write our Christmas letters and keep in touch with relatives we'd rather not spend our precious time on." Yes, I was (and still am) the designated letter writer for the entire family.
Truthfully, I do love to write. But here's the kicker- I'm not very good. I still write like an eighth grader and I don't possess words of wisdom. I know tons of big words but they don't sound right coming out of my mouth and half the time my thirty-three and three quarters years old brain can't remember how to spell them anyway. I'm not a very serious woman most of the time. I totally remember my dreams every night and I spend hours wondering what they "really" mean. I have an active imagination to help get me through the monotony of carpool (I like to pretend I'm on a road trip picking up interesting hitchhikers) and it doesn't hurt that every once in a while my husband's face mysteriously morphs into that of Johnny Depp. A serious writer I am not.
I am serious about my role as a wife, mother and friend. This blog is supposed to be a cooperative effort between me and said Best Friend but I still can't figure out this Blog thing enough to make it so she can post any time the whimsy hits her. So for now I'll have to repost her writings for her. Don't worry, you won't need me to tell you which posts are mine and which are hers-it will be obvious. Carri IS a seriously amazing writer. She's been writing like a wise old woman since she was a kid and published her first short story about a heroic tale of saving a beloved cat. (okay, that doesn't sound so amazing right now but trust me on this.)
So, this is the only time I'll address the differences in Blog Posts. When you want to read something so good it should be in a book instead of this Blog tune in for Carri's stuff. It's absolutely Free.
Now, I've got to go and figure out exactly how to get her stuff on here.
(By the way, my next post will be the story of Carri's visit to her local Nudist Colony. She may be brilliant but she's never boring!)
We talked about this right away, but when i read this again, I just must publicly say,
ReplyDelete"I'd like your book."
You are not in my mind confined to a genre.
Maybe a setting of not-impartial journalism though, where your Scorpio traits can rule.
Love you.