Year:
2016
Most
Read:
In Memoriam, Orlando: A Poem for Pulse, 6/12 (326 reads)
A New Endeavor Coming Soon, 2/29 (25 reads)
Policies/Current
Events Addressed:
Cultural violence (3/28, Nonviolence Just Got Harder)
Gun
control (4/6, Gun Control Means Using Both Hands)
Orlando
Pulse shooting (6/12, In Memoriam, Orlando: A Poem for Pulse)
Personal
Events:
Posting “Stolen Earth Tales”, March 21, 2016 (A New Endeavor Coming Soon)
Birthday
party, July 15, 2016 (Keep the Receipt for that Pity)
My
Favorites:
6/23 Without a Sound
And
so here we are. It’s strange. My pride wants me to present myself as I am,
fully grown and fully shaped, stronger than ever before. And yet this has been one of the least
impressive years when it comes to blog posts.
I have been trying this year to post more regularly, with moderate—okay,
with a little success. But these posts
feel forced to me, rather boring, most of them.
They are nothing like the ethereal, thoughtful posts that I used to
publish. Indeed, my favorites from this year were the ones I didn't think about too much, the ones that are honest, raw, and untouched by my inner editor. I’m trying too
hard, putting myself forward as a serious voice in a serious world when what I
really want is to bring a bit of lightness and thought.
I’m
glad I have done this, if only for this reason.
It’s been an education to look back and see who I was and what my
strengths and weaknesses were in the past.
As a person I do believe I am improving, but as a writer I still have
work to do. Let’s see if I can’t get
back to the voice I once had, speaking inspiration and wonder and light into
the dark. Let's get back to musing, shall we?
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