This was what my writing salon guide calls a “whole cloth piece”….. the conundrums, the oppositions to ways that you love, driving in the dark which is like driving into pregnancy, the what ifs… and yet,. Inspire of others’ personal truths, you are following your heart guided by your own rhythms and pulsations… I wish for you that you get it all… beautiful writing
I mean...I wasn't interesting in reading about pregnancy? But then I read your guest post anyway, and now I want to read everything you write about it.
I really love how you have been incorporating nature imagery in your writing, and I hesitate to say recently, because maybe you have been doing it all along and I'm only just starting to notice. I feel like your more recent posts have taken a beautiful turn toward creating a sense of place and scenery, drawing connections between things like gravel and waves on the water. That image in particular just hit me in such a specific way. Immediately I thought: oh, that is so perceptive, and she's absolutely right. So beautiful. Also, fat moons and mountains as memories vs monuments: more, please!
I hope you get the chance to share all the love you hold within with your future yahoo/sprite/pain in the ass, and I really hope your novel continues to take shape.
Thank you for sharing this raw, beautiful, candid piece. I hope you get to welcome a yahoo/sprite/PITA to the Shangrilogs crew and look forward to reading your novel (and everything else)!
I don't understand why they thought that was strange behaviour, though? Like...they had the pretend phone booth SO THAT kids could pretend to talk on the phone? "Your child is acting weird because she likes playing with the large toy we provided, please tell her toys are not meant for playing."
This was what my writing salon guide calls a “whole cloth piece”….. the conundrums, the oppositions to ways that you love, driving in the dark which is like driving into pregnancy, the what ifs… and yet,. Inspire of others’ personal truths, you are following your heart guided by your own rhythms and pulsations… I wish for you that you get it all… beautiful writing
Oof. It really does have everything doesn’t it? Such a stunning piece.
I mean...I wasn't interesting in reading about pregnancy? But then I read your guest post anyway, and now I want to read everything you write about it.
I really love how you have been incorporating nature imagery in your writing, and I hesitate to say recently, because maybe you have been doing it all along and I'm only just starting to notice. I feel like your more recent posts have taken a beautiful turn toward creating a sense of place and scenery, drawing connections between things like gravel and waves on the water. That image in particular just hit me in such a specific way. Immediately I thought: oh, that is so perceptive, and she's absolutely right. So beautiful. Also, fat moons and mountains as memories vs monuments: more, please!
I hope you get the chance to share all the love you hold within with your future yahoo/sprite/pain in the ass, and I really hope your novel continues to take shape.
Highest of praise - thank you 🙏🏼
Thank you for sharing this raw, beautiful, candid piece. I hope you get to welcome a yahoo/sprite/PITA to the Shangrilogs crew and look forward to reading your novel (and everything else)!
What a great essay! I love, “She sat in the Fisher Price Phone Booth the whole time, pretending to talk on the phone.”
Still in the booth, just in the woods now
I don't understand why they thought that was strange behaviour, though? Like...they had the pretend phone booth SO THAT kids could pretend to talk on the phone? "Your child is acting weird because she likes playing with the large toy we provided, please tell her toys are not meant for playing."
😂 I think it's that was what I did *exclusively*
Hey, if you only have access to the big fancy toy at school, what are you gonna do? They couldn't expect you to jeopardize your career as a spy!
The article on the child free divide was wonderful!
As always, raw and resonant and striking that balance between “haha” and “oh shit why am I sobbing?” ❤️🔥 heart on fire emoji seems apt here
lol, very much appreciate you
Haha omg exactly this. How does she do it?!
😭