Kerota's Writing

 Here's what I wrote about "Number 4" Today I read it aloud. Here's my list of subjects: 👌RIGHT WRITE (rather, WRITE RIGHT) (or, WRITING RIGHT) 👌Why didn't I ever have a dream? 👌Dr. Pruitt 👌Travels with Ancel Why are there ants on my arms and legs, and in my bed??????? How I became a Democrat When did I give up my identity? I might add more later.  But I'm thinking about just vomiting out words about each one of these, one a day, for a week.  At least it'll give me some sense of whether they're are viable subjects for me. 8.  Die Barbara 9.  Life is a series of mysteries - large and small.   ********** Travels with Ancel Chronological summary: DATE              FROM                                                      TO            ...

 Here's my list of subjects: 👌RIGHT WRITE (rather, WRITE RIGHT) (or, WRITING RIGHT) 👌Why didn't I ever have a dream? 👌Dr. Pruitt Travels with Ancel Why are there ants on my arms and legs, and in my bed??????? How I became a Democrat When did I give up my identity? I might add more later.  But I'm thinking about just vomiting out words about each one of these, one a day, for a week.  At least it'll give me some sense of whether they're are viable subjects for me. 8.  Die Barbara 9.  Life is a series of mysteries - large and small.   **************** Reporting for work (8:17 AM) Dr. Pruitt (maybe I should change his name, but hey, that IS his name.  "It is what it is.") A sately and slow-moving figure walked out of the large meeting room that Thursday night.  He used a cane to steady himself as he made his way across the floor and down a few steps.  His _____-(color) topcoat (too warm for So Cal) and his _________ (style) hat completed ...

Today, I read aloud what I wrote a few weeks back: **********  Here's my list of subjects: 👌RIGHT WRITE (rather, WRITE RIGHT) (or, WRITING RIGHT) Why didn't I ever have a dream? Dr. Pruitt Travels with Ancel Why are there ants on my arms and legs, and in my bed??????? How I became a Democrat When did I give up my identity? I might add more later.  But I'm thinking about just vomiting out words about each one of these, one a day, for a week.  At least it'll give me some sense of whether they are viable subjects for me. 8.  Die Barbara 9.  Life is a series of mysteries - large and small.   ******************** WHY DIDN'T I EVER DREAM?? (I think this moment is a moment of truth as far as writing goes.  Why?  Because I'm here, in front of my "typewriter" and this subject has come up, and I don't know what to write - yet.  But if I walk away because I don't know what to write, then I've "given in."  If I stay and write, I might do the...

Today I begin the first day of "READING MY WRITING ALOUD" Below is what I wrote on the first day, along with edits made today (if any): ********** Here's my list of subjects from yesterday: RIGHT WRITE (rather, WRITE RIGHT) (or, WRITING RIGHT) Why didn't I ever have a dream? Dr. Pruitt Travels with Ancel Why are there ants on my arms and legs, and in my bed??????? How I became a Democrat When did I give up my identity? I might add more later.  But I'm thinking about just vomiting out words about each one of these, one a day, for a week.  At least it'll give me some sense of whether they're are viable subjects for me. 8.  Die Barbara 9.  Life is a series of mysteries - large and small. ********** REPORTING FOR WORK:  Here goes my writing about "RIGHT WRITE": I think it should be "WRITE RIGHT" - no?  I should develop ideas like Jeff Goins in YOU ARE A WRITER did, and write my own book about how to WRITE RIGHT. Remembering when I wrote by ...

" Who the heck was I to offer advice? "Then I started hearing about other bloggers who were considered experts in their fields.  I found out many of them didn't start out as experts either.  Instead, they just started asking questions.  They started poking and probing and finding answers to their burning questions.  They shared the questions they were asking and the answers they found.  They took their readers along on their journey of discovery."                                                                                               -    Jeff Goins, YOU ARE A WRITER, page 61 ********** Here's my list of subjects: 👌RIGHT WRITE (rather, WRITE RIGHT) (or, WRITING RIGHT) 👌...

" Who the heck was I to offer advice? "Then I started hearing about other bloggers who were considered experts in their fields.  I found out many of them didn't start out as experts either.  Instead, they just started asking questions.  They started poking and probing and finding answers to their burning questions.  They shared the questions they were asking and the answers they found.  They took their readers along on their journey of discovery."                                                                                               -    Jeff Goins, YOU ARE A WRITER, page 61 ********** Here's my list of subjects: 👌RIGHT WRITE (rather, WRITE RIGHT) (or, WRITING RIGHT) 👌...

" Who the heck was I to offer advice? "Then I started hearing about other bloggers who were considered experts in their fields.  I found out many of them didn't start out as experts either.  Instead, they just started asking questions.  They started poking and probing and finding answers to their burning questions.  They shared the questions they were asking and the answers they found.  They took their readers along on their journey of discovery."                                                                                               -    Jeff Goins, YOU ARE A WRITER, page 61 ********** Here's my list of subjects: 👌RIGHT WRITE (rather, WRITE RIGHT) (or, WRITING RIGHT) 👌...

(I did not write/"report for work" at all yesterday - Sunday)  Here's my list of subjects: 👌RIGHT WRITE (rather, WRITE RIGHT) (or, WRITING RIGHT) 👌Why didn't I ever have a dream? 👌Dr. Pruitt 👌Travels with Ancel 👌Why are there ants on my arms and legs, and in my bed??????? 👌How I became a Democrat 👌When did I give up my identity? I might add more later.  But I'm thinking about just vomiting out words about each one of these, one a day, for a week.  At least it'll give me some sense of whether they're are viable subjects for me. 8.  Die Barbara 9.  Life is a series of mysteries - large and small.   ********** How I became a Democrat True to my "wishy-washy nature,"  ............. (I don't think I remained "wishy-washy" throughout my life.  But the tendency to be unsure of exactly how I feel about some things has stayed with me.  I fight it; it fights back.)                   ................

Here's my list of subjects: 👌RIGHT WRITE (rather, WRITE RIGHT) (or, WRITING RIGHT) 👌Why didn't I ever have a dream? 👌Dr. Pruitt 👌Travels with Ancel 👌Why are there ants on my arms and legs, and in my bed??????? How I became a Democrat When did I give up my identity? I might add more later.  But I'm thinking about just vomiting out words about each one of these, one a day, for a week.  At least it'll give me some sense of whether they're are viable subjects for me. 8.  Die Barbara 9.  Life is a series of mysteries - large and small.   ********** ANT ARMIES In grammar school, one of my teachers explained that huge creatures (dinosaurs and such) lived and died on the earth, but the teeny ant lived and STILL lives here.  Ants have no prospect of extinction, she said, since they have always known how to escape their predators. The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah! My sister complained to me that she could barely stand the idea of ants in her ...

Here's my list of subjects: 👌RIGHT WRITE (rather, WRITE RIGHT) (or, WRITING RIGHT) 👌Why didn't I ever have a dream? 👌Dr. Pruitt 👌Travels with Ancel Why are there ants on my arms and legs, and in my bed??????? How I became a Democrat When did I give up my identity? I might add more later.  But I'm thinking about just vomiting out words about each one of these, one a day, for a week.  At least it'll give me some sense of whether they're are viable subjects for me. 8.  Die Barbara 9.  Life is a series of mysteries - large and small.   ********** Travels with Ancel Chronological summary: DATE              FROM                                                      TO                            ...

 Here's my list of subjects: 👌RIGHT WRITE (rather, WRITE RIGHT) (or, WRITING RIGHT) 👌Why didn't I ever have a dream? 👌Dr. Pruitt Travels with Ancel Why are there ants on my arms and legs, and in my bed??????? How I became a Democrat When did I give up my identity? I might add more later.  But I'm thinking about just vomiting out words about each one of these, one a day, for a week.  At least it'll give me some sense of whether they're are viable subjects for me. 8.  Die Barbara 9.  Life is a series of mysteries - large and small.   **************** Reporting for work (8:17 AM) Dr. Pruitt (maybe I should change his name, but hey, that IS his name.  "It is what it is.") A sately and slow-moving figure walked out of the large meeting room that Thursday night.  He used a cane to steady himself as he made his way across the floor and down a few steps.  His _____-(color) topcoat (too warm for So Cal) and his _________ (style) hat completed ...

Here's my list of subjects: 👌RIGHT WRITE (rather, WRITE RIGHT) (or, WRITING RIGHT) Why didn't I ever have a dream? Dr. Pruitt Travels with Ancel Why are there ants on my arms and legs, and in my bed??????? How I became a Democrat When did I give up my identity? I might add more later.  But I'm thinking about just vomiting out words about each one of these, one a day, for a week.  At least it'll give me some sense of whether they're are viable subjects for me. 8.  Die Barbara 9.  Life is a series of mysteries - large and small.   ******************** WHY DIDN'T I EVER DREAM?? (I think this moment is a moment of truth as far as writing goes.  Why?  Because I'm here, in front of my "typewriter" and this subject has come up, and I don't know what to write - yet.  But if I walk away because I don't know what to write, then I've "given in."  If I stay and write, I might do the following: 1.  Develop more writing skills. 2.  Figure ...

Here's my list of subjects: 👌RIGHT WRITE (rather, WRITE RIGHT) (or, WRITING RIGHT) Why didn't I ever have a dream? Dr. Pruitt Travels with Ancel Why are there ants on my arms and legs, and in my bed??????? How I became a Democrat When did I give up my identity? I might add more later.  But I'm thinking about just vomiting out words about each one of these, one a day, for a week.  At least it'll give me some sense of whether they're are viable subjects for me. 8.  Die Barbara 9.  Life is a series of mysteries - large and small.  ******************** WHY DIDN'T I EVER HAVE A DREAM?

 Here's my list of subjects from yesterday: RIGHT WRITE (rather, WRITE RIGHT) (or, WRITING RIGHT) Why didn't I ever have a dream? Dr. Pruitt Travels with Ancel Why are there ants on my arms and legs, and in my bed??????? How I became a Democrat When did I give up my identity? I might add more later.  But I'm thinking about just vomiting out words about each one of these, one a day, for a week.  At least it'll give me some sense of whether they're are viable subjects for me. 8.  Die Barbara 9.  Life is a series of mysteries - large and small. ********** REPORTING FOR WORK:  Here goes my writing about "RIGHT WRITE": I think it should be "WRITE RIGHT" - no?  I should develop ideas like Jeff Goins in YOU ARE A WRITE did, and write my own book about how to WRITE RIGHT. Remembering when I wrote by hand, an long letter to Robert Melanson when he lived in Washington DC.  I thought it was quite unique of me to actually send a message, written in pen on pa...

 Here's what I posted ("published") on FaceBook yesterday: My STONE MOUNTAIN Tee Shirt Everyone I know has a collection tee-shirts.  I must have a hundred of them, all sorts and colors, stored, stacked, stuffed and stashed in various places around my bedroom.  The nice ones get a hanger in my closet.  The less-frequently-worn ones get folded and stored in a dresser drawer.  And the worn out ones occupy a shelf near my gym stuff.  And this is where my black STONE MOUNTAIN tee shirt has been for the last several years. It was given to me quite a while ago by my friend Ed.  It's jet black, with a white image of 3 men on horseback, and in large white letters below GEORGIA'S STONE MOUNTAIN.  Ed had visited Atlanta on business, and had gone to see the Stone Mountain monument which has carvings of 3 confederate generals on horseback. He brought me back the tee shirt as a "trip gift." Until the other day, I had never bothered to ask myself or anyone about...

Copied from Day 8, and edited today: My STONE MOUNTAIN Tee Shirt Everyone I know has a collection tee-shirts.  I must have a hundred of them, all sorts and colors, stored, stacked, stuffed and stashed in various places around my bedroom.  The nice ones get a hanger in my closet.  The less-frequently-worn ones get folded and stored in a dresser drawer.  And the worn out ones occupy a shelf near my gym stuff.  And this is where my black STONE MOUNTAIN tee shirt has been for the last several years. It was given to me quite a while ago by my friend Ed.  It's jet black, with a white image of 3 men on horseback, and in large white letters below GEORGIA'S STONE MOUNTAIN.  Ed had visited Atlanta on business, and had gone to see the Stone Mountain monument which has carvings of 3 confederate generals on horseback. He brought me back the tee shirt as a "trip gift." Until the other day, I had never bothered to ask myself or anyone about STONE MOUNTAIN.  I ha...