Comments | silveryngrid: the tenses--- so strange.

silveryngrid

the tenses--- so strange.

Jul 22, 2007 10:04

shannon opened this morning, so 5 a.m. found me sleeping in before feeding the new fish (Petuna) and getting all reflective in a simplistic, journally way, which i haven't done for a very long time.

past-present:
i am distant from life presently in a way that i can't explain. 'present' here is very broad... the angst and self-esteem issues that i ( Read more... )

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banana13 July 22 2007, 18:22:37 UTC

I don't know any of the people you're talking about, but I know the feeling of re-reading old letters and journals and having them feel fresh. Almost like you're reading someone else's story...

Glad to see you posting.

silveryngrid July 23 2007, 22:29:39 UTC

very much like someone else's story. it's like looking at your past self, surprised that they have self-hood apart from the present, if that makes sense. like, how could i be whole without being here?

banana13 July 23 2007, 23:50:40 UTC

It's strange that you can change so much over time, and yet still be the same person--yourself.

silveryngrid July 24 2007, 01:51:23 UTC

'tis.

hope you're well.

spanishgreg July 23 2007, 22:48:01 UTC

Same with novel writing. I like to look back on work I've done five years ago, and try to remember what I was feeling at the moment.

Hey, whenever one door closes, a window opens. There will be other writing opportunities past Radish waiting for you.

silveryngrid July 24 2007, 01:52:15 UTC

Greg-O!
How the hell are you?