It was 1992. Â I was back in school getting a post-grad teaching certification and taking my first steps from being a storyteller and occasional poet to being a writer. Â I started taking some workshops. Â And I bought some books. Â And one of those books is still with me. Â It's right here next to me as I type because I think it's time for a re-read.
Re-reading this (and probably Wild Mind after) seems like the perfect accompaniment to this round of ROW80. Â Taking my goals back to the basics, simplifying, just focusing on the process of writing practice is what these books are all about. These books are where I first learned this stuff! Â It feels really good to be returning to this starting point.
I've been doing some very short journaling, mostly on the back of my collage cards, and it feels good to be connecting to my world with my words again. Â I know I'm on the right track for me, and I think that's a pretty good check-in for right now.
Wishcasting
This week, Jamie asks, "What do you wish to believe in?" Â Here's a little bit of freewriting to answer that:
I wish to believe in magic. Â In fairies and miracles and bright, shining amazement floating in glittery bubbles of fairy dust. Â I wish to believe that there are secrets to the Universe, things I can catch glimpses of if I open myself up and look in the right directions. Â I wish to believe that I have magic inside me that I can bring out and share with the world if I keep trying. Â I wish to believe that there are ghosts and aliens and Bigfoot and wild, unknown things out there and that maybe I can see some of it while I'm here. Â I'm like Fox Mulder on the X-Files--I want to believe.
