Time I have taken away from so many other things.
Face Book attracted me because I love to write. Used to be that I wrote letters but we know that's over. So I have used FB to record and remember. Lately FB takes time away from writing on my blog where I said I was doing the same thing. Both of those take the time I could use to finally write my "memoir."
Sometimes I feel I was born with a "memoir urge." Maybe the idea stems from the boxes of journals stacked in my studio. Now there is a daunting chore - reviewing thirty plus years of journals which I am afraid say mostly the same things. The important question is - do I want anyone to read them?
Seven years. Wow. Seven years.
Can I re-capture some of that time by picking up bits of memory from FB posts to create blog posts which will become a memoir for me. Make those pieces of spontaneous writing more permanent and savable.
So with this blog post I am trying something new - copying in the FB posts I wrote the other day in response to marketing Pushing Boundaries which I will tell March 8 at American University.
It could be a short cut to my memoir - or maybe it IS my memoir.
2 comments:
Ellouise, you are my hero! Never stop all of your storytelling, writing, and pushing boundaries! Like you, I've lived on this planet a long time (I'm 76), but my accomplishments pale alongside yours.
Diane - Thanks for the kind words - I wish you could hear the story - because the point of it is that in "those" days - mentors sprang forth to help someone willing to take on a job - and opportunities hung like fruit on the trees. I was fortunate to come along, wide-eyed and willing, during the days of "Sisterhood" - and it was a bridge for me to many years after.
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