I saw local rain for the first time in a long time today. It was unexpected and a wonderful way to break daylight. Every day I am hear in Arizona I learn more about what I want and need out of life and out of my environment. I feel so sharply in juxtapostion with my kids who only want to do enough to have their free time and to watch TV and play video games as much as possible. Perhaps I’m not remembering my 20s all that well right now, but I wanted to spend time among living people and hang and have relationships and learn as much as I could about the world. That didn’t jump to most of my kin.
What did jump is the ability to get lost in worlds. I’m proud of that part. In truth, my goal as a writer is to create worlds that readers get lost in. I want to be able to provide that escape from here to a there that gives them space to think and feel and grow the way I did as a young reader. I don’t know that it must come from one story or one series in particular. I just want to create it for them.
Some Thoughts:
- Slow words today. I’m scattered.