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I'm still writing! On Monday, I stared at the blank computer screen for quite a while. I did a little research, but only did a little real writing.
Tuesday was fair day - Anne danced.
Yesterday and today, I didn't panic at the writing. I wrote a passionate piece about the parental rights (NONE) of sperm donors, because I was just damned tired of hearing speculation over the father of Michael Jackson's babies. I also finally started writing the story of my quest to have a baby. The two really are related.
Today, I started a little comedy piece about fantasies mom's are not supposed to have.
I also started a short story. I haven't really written a short story before (well, since I was a kid myself), so it's really just a way to get my feet wet. It's based at my school on the first day, with my protagonist being a seventh-grade honors student. So far, it;s really just a setting up - a little character development and such. The plot will hopefully take them through the first day and their interactions with one another and the teachers. I hope to actually imbed my class rules and grading policy into the story, as a kind of fun way to have them learn about the class.
Now I am taking a short break - to let my brain relax before I decide whether to continue any of these ideas or try to tackle a poem, another genre I've ignored most of my life.
Meantime, tomorrow is off - Anne and Trip are off, too, so I have no idea what we will end up doing. I'm hoping for a visit to the bay on the 4th to see fireworks, but nothing else is set. We are kind of enjoying time that is not scheduled lately.
More later,
Tuesday was fair day - Anne danced.
Yesterday and today, I didn't panic at the writing. I wrote a passionate piece about the parental rights (NONE) of sperm donors, because I was just damned tired of hearing speculation over the father of Michael Jackson's babies. I also finally started writing the story of my quest to have a baby. The two really are related.
Today, I started a little comedy piece about fantasies mom's are not supposed to have.
I also started a short story. I haven't really written a short story before (well, since I was a kid myself), so it's really just a way to get my feet wet. It's based at my school on the first day, with my protagonist being a seventh-grade honors student. So far, it;s really just a setting up - a little character development and such. The plot will hopefully take them through the first day and their interactions with one another and the teachers. I hope to actually imbed my class rules and grading policy into the story, as a kind of fun way to have them learn about the class.
Now I am taking a short break - to let my brain relax before I decide whether to continue any of these ideas or try to tackle a poem, another genre I've ignored most of my life.
Meantime, tomorrow is off - Anne and Trip are off, too, so I have no idea what we will end up doing. I'm hoping for a visit to the bay on the 4th to see fireworks, but nothing else is set. We are kind of enjoying time that is not scheduled lately.
More later,