Before long, I may get back to posting more regularly. My memoir class finishes soon. No other big projects loom. So it will make sense to come back here. But I feel different. Stronger, perhaps. The break restored me after my marathon writing about the sexual abuse, etc. That took much of my energy, and left me feeling like there was little left to tell.
There is much to tell, of course. As long as there remain sentences which have never been written, there is more to write. To pen my thoughts has become such a vital part of my life, in fact, that I am thinking of going to graduate school to learn to write better. I’m exploring programs, preparing applications. The best schools are out of state, and probably out of my reach anyway. The ‘low-residency’ schools, where you only spend two weeks at the place once or twice a year, are more in line with what I want, anyway. Moving at this stage seems unlikely. And even the constraint of traveling to class several times a week would prevent us from coming here to Yosemite as often as we like. The low residency are expensive (the best full-time programs provide funding,) and I don’t know my chances of acceptance. So whether this happens or not is still a very open question. But that’s my current aspiration, in case anyone is reading, and in case you are interested.
This little post is just a warm-up. It breaks the barrier between not working on this blog, versus starting in again. So now I’ve written something. Now, I hope, it will be easier to open the site and post. It is high time I went around to everyone else’s site, even if I don’t get going here again. I’ve missed you.
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lostinamaze at http://inamaze.wordpress.com
If you write those unwritten sentences, I will be looking forward to reading them. Wishing you the best on whatever path you decide to take.
Posted at October 25, 2009 on 9:09pm.
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Lili at http://YourWebsite
I’ve just started reading your blog. Some of the posts were so close to home that I found myself holding my breath.
Thank you
Posted at October 26, 2009 on 9:54pm.
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Will at http://willspirit.com
Lili–
Welcome. That comment means more to me than you might guess. Placing my pain before the world has been one of the most frightening steps I’ve ever taken. My hope all along has been that my writing would find its way to others who could relate. Thank you.
–Will
Posted at October 26, 2009 on 10:56pm.
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Will at http://willspirit.com
lostinamaze–
–Will
Posted at October 26, 2009 on 10:57pm.