My first micro-monday as a paid subscriber. I am happy to be here! Here is my micro based on today's prompt:
Dreams, Still Becoming
When I was six years old, I sat on the floor with a notebook on the couch as my table. For some reason, I decided I would write down what was happening around me. I wrote about my brother and my sister eating pastrami sandwiches. I think that was when I finally understood I was a “me.” It was my first contact with an inner voice, the first piece of writing I did that I can recall.
My writing expanded to all kinds of forms as I grew. I wrote a weekly newspaper for our family about our household happenings, like my dad sitting on the couch watching Two and a Half Men, and my mom telling him to take out the trash. Soon there was poetry, short stories, scripts based on the books I read that my friends and I would act out at recess, and more journaling. I kept a notebook divided into five sections to organize my poetry, short stories, and other writing. I wrote and self-published on a children's writing blog I found online, called “FaithKidsWrite.” A puzzle piece of myself kept clicking into place. I thought, I want to be a teacher, or an author. They were only people I knew who read things and wrote for a living, so either of those seemed just fine to me.
By the time I went to college, my childhood dreams seemed lost in a mist. I had gathered many things I loved, and the path was not unclear. I went in Undeclared. In my Writing I class, the professor loved my stories, reminding me of what I love. I became an English major, still not seeing the path, but following the child, who is still becoming.
Oh, thank you for sharing this, Larissa! What a great first piece to share here. I love the detail about the pastrami sandwiches, and of course: "following the child, who is still becoming."
Can’t wait to hear the conversation with Abigail Thomas. Safekeeping helped me redefine for myself what a memoir could be.
Same! Will be looking at one of her pieces from that book, so you’ll probably recognize it! Looking forward to having you join us on Thursday, Audrey!
My first micro-monday as a paid subscriber. I am happy to be here! Here is my micro based on today's prompt:
Dreams, Still Becoming
When I was six years old, I sat on the floor with a notebook on the couch as my table. For some reason, I decided I would write down what was happening around me. I wrote about my brother and my sister eating pastrami sandwiches. I think that was when I finally understood I was a “me.” It was my first contact with an inner voice, the first piece of writing I did that I can recall.
My writing expanded to all kinds of forms as I grew. I wrote a weekly newspaper for our family about our household happenings, like my dad sitting on the couch watching Two and a Half Men, and my mom telling him to take out the trash. Soon there was poetry, short stories, scripts based on the books I read that my friends and I would act out at recess, and more journaling. I kept a notebook divided into five sections to organize my poetry, short stories, and other writing. I wrote and self-published on a children's writing blog I found online, called “FaithKidsWrite.” A puzzle piece of myself kept clicking into place. I thought, I want to be a teacher, or an author. They were only people I knew who read things and wrote for a living, so either of those seemed just fine to me.
By the time I went to college, my childhood dreams seemed lost in a mist. I had gathered many things I loved, and the path was not unclear. I went in Undeclared. In my Writing I class, the professor loved my stories, reminding me of what I love. I became an English major, still not seeing the path, but following the child, who is still becoming.
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Oh, thank you for sharing this, Larissa! What a great first piece to share here. I love the detail about the pastrami sandwiches, and of course: "following the child, who is still becoming."
How I adore @AbigailThomas! Have a fabulous conversation. I know you will!
Thank you Beth, we'll have to do a larger conversation with all of us sometime!