Friday, August 9, 2013

The story of why I was at this artist thing

People keep askin' if I be writin' stories. 

(Please don't hold my faux-grammar against me.)

I keep saying no, and they look disappointed, like, why are you at this artist gathering?

Well, I figure I'm old enough to decide who I want to hang out with.

And I like people who are artists and storytellers.

I like to listen to their stories, and find mine in theirs.

Why am I here?

Well, I'd like to tell a good story some day. 

Like that girl from Cold Comfort Farm, I want to be a writer when I'm 50.

Like her, I bet I'll tell more stories with people than with paper.


I'm not sure I'm old enough to decide who I want to be.

But I keep choosing.  By saying yes, and saying no.

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