The March Slice of Life Story Challenge
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Here it is.
The one where I start with simple words.
And then I delete delete delete until the page is empty.
Here it is.
The one where there is no story worth telling.
And then the blink blink blink of the cursor mocking me.
Here it is.
The one where ideas are seeds.
And then my fingers tap tap tap on the keys.
Here it is.
The one where my writing feels empty.
And then my words wait wait wait until ...
Here it is.
The one where I push through.
The one where I write anyway.
And then the words fill fill fill the page.
So here it is.
The one that I promised I would write.
The one that always appears sometime during the challenge.
And then I win win win the war of words. At least for today. |
| Image retrieved from Pinterest |
I could feel the struggle in your words. I haven't been there yet, but this reminds me it is coming. It will come. Like you, I will work through, write through, keep moving forward like a writer. That is what writers do.
ReplyDeleteI totally enjoyed your poem. The repetition in the variations helped capture the frustration we sometimes feel as writers. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThis morning I was searching my brain thinking, thinking what to write about. Great idea to write about the thought process of writing a slice of life.
ReplyDeleteSeems like it must run in the family. I'm searching too. The words just don't seem to be here to write. Guess my mood is like the weather - gloomy and lazy. Great slice on your struggle to write. Love ya, Mom!
ReplyDeleteI love your poem! The repetition will stay with you because you timed timed timed it so well. The quote from pinterest is also brilliant. Writing isn't about having ideas come to us. It's about noticing the ideas and taking the time to do the work.
ReplyDeleteI loved this- perfect combination of words and emotion (and the repetition made it stronger).
ReplyDeleteI'm there this morning too! Got on line to slice and have ended up spending an hour looking at other people's slices! Headed out soon to count votes for the Colorado Children's Book Award. Maybe there will be a slice there.
ReplyDeleteI don't want to be a waiter! I sometimes write whole pages of text and then delete them. I think you're supposed to save them but I don't We all do this though. If you didn't delete and worry and agonize, you wouldn't keep trying. It's when we stop caring that there is trouble.
ReplyDeleteLove it. Michelle...nothing to write and yet here is another creative slice! Xoxoxo
ReplyDeleteLove the craft of the triple word. You are the master at creating poetry with repetition.Hope you find your slices in the outdoors today. What a perfect quote at the end!
ReplyDeleteSo true...but, once again you have found a way to be creative and capture just the right words to say what you have to say.
ReplyDeleteSo true...but, once again you have found a way to be creative and capture just the right words to say what you have to say.
ReplyDeleteI must be worried about this because all night long I was dreaming about writing topics. When It happens I will come to your artful reply to writer's block here to combat it!
ReplyDeleteThis could serve as a mentor for our students, demonstrating the frustration of all writers, and the perseverance required to still write.
ReplyDeleteThe repetitions add power to your idea. I seriously do not understand why it happens that even with abundance of ideas and words there are days when the slice refuses to cooperate. But it happens. And we still write.
ReplyDeleteEven when you struggle, you make it look so easy! Your writing is beautiful. I'm inspired. But…I'm not sure if I'm a writer.
ReplyDeleteI love the way that you captured this writing dilemma. I have already had one of these days. I think it was two days ago and it will probably happen again.
ReplyDeleteYou are an amazing writer ... truth!
ReplyDeleteI really like the repeated line and how you captured the moment.
ReplyDeleteAn excellent example of beating Writer's Block!
ReplyDeleteMichelle,
ReplyDeleteThe structure of this is perfect. The way you wrestle through the hard parts at the beginning to come through to the piece of writing is so often true. You have captured that struggle - and its reward - quite well.
Cathy
It must be the hump of the month because I have seen many posts about struggling to write lately..I have been feeling a little discouraged myself...but we keep at it. Great way to end your post with a powerful quote...I think we were all needing to hear that about now.
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