I write because I can’t not write
I think in sentences
Sometimes, even with punctuation.
My favourite is !
When I write
I am the most myself
When I’m not writing
My brain tweaks a little bit
Just enough to say
Get back to it!
Connections are made
When there are words
On a page
In the world
In a story
Or in my brain
And I write
Because that’s how it works.
I’m participating in And Now You Write, and this poem is written from my notes on the first prompt/Ice-breaker.
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I adore this, Lorna! Sometimes I catch myself narrating my life and I ask myself, “And how would this be if I wasn’t narrating?” That chronic writer inside me… so grateful you are a part of “And Now You Write”….
Thanks, Julie! Glad to be part of it! And, have you seen Wonder Boys (film based on the book). It’s one of my favourites, and this is my favourite exchange:
[Crabtree and a student drag James, hopped up on codeine, out of the auditorium]
James Leer: The doors made so much noise!
Grady Tripp: Is he all right?
James Leer: It was so embarrassing! He had to be carried out.
Terry Crabtree: He’s fine. He’s narrating.
James Leer: They were going to the restroom. But would they make it in time?
Watch it, if you haven’t already!
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