Friday, January 3, 2014

My First Blog Post

I listen to conversations: I hear about the boastful professor's discoveries or the woman who has gone through a divorce. I am fascinated by movement: the raindrops like snails making their way across the window in the car, or the musician carrying his instrument in the airport. I must write it down if it feels like a mosquito bite that I have to scratch. I am starting this blog to show you the starting place for a lot of writers: that thing we must write down. It will be like getting a look inside my journal. Not surprisingly, this will be scary for me. Some of it will be poetry, some of it story, and some of it thoughts. I am a Christian so my faith will often be woven into my writing. I hope you enjoy reading this blog. My first entry is below:

The chorus sang behind me.

Their voices are barren tunnels.

You pour the drink till there is a holy pool in your liver.

Hallelujah to no king, you say.

Instead it’s a quick aahhh...

Just another dollar to go there…

That’s enough for it all to feel like thorns – a daring act.


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