The First Cut

[dee_aar2]

Tara had always been someone who kept memories - wrote them and recorded them or collected them and preserved them. It was an essential part of the person she was. She kept a journal to record her days ever since her 10th birthday when her mom gave her one as a turning-double-digit birthday gift. It took her a while to get started but once she did

Comments

[grail76]

Nice use, involving all 4 words.

[alycewilson]

Few people get a fairy tale ending, but it's good to be able to look back and gain perspective, as this character did.

[whipchick]

I liked how this piece shifted from the outside character to the writer-inside-character, and how clearly you showed the sensitivity and vulnerability in keeping one's thoughts in writing.

[dmousey]

So bittersweet the lessons we learn in youth. Thanks for inking, this was lovely! Peace~~~D

[bleodswean]

I agree with much of your premise here - regarding first love and how it shapes us. Use of the diary worked well.