F. Scott Fitzgerald said:
“YOU DON’T WRITE BECAUSE YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING, YOU WRITE BECAUSE YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY.”
Thanks for stopping by and welcome! You have landed on a page that is filled with the writings and stream of consciousness of a 21st century Gen-X mother who is trying to raise her children to be grounded and authentic in a society that has been built on technology, superficiality, false realities, and gaslighting. A far cry from my own upbringing in the 70s and 80s when it felt like time moved a bit slower and people were a bit kinder.
While I write every day, I don’t make a habit of posting stories or essays with a high-level of frequency mostly because participating in uncontrolled hawking or arguing with strangers for the sake of making a point, simply does not interest me. As a society we have normalized oxygenating an uncomfortable amount of information that is too often long on opinions and speculation and short on truth, provable facts, and wisdom. Joining that fray is unhealthy for my nervous system, therefore, the best that I can do is practice the art of speaking, through my writing or otherwise, only when I have something useful to say. In other words, I am very careful about when and how I add my voice to those conversations.
Essays surrounding current topics and events can be found in the ‘Writer’s Nook,’ and the story of a girl called, Jenny, can be found in ‘Twisted Roots.’ Fact vs. fiction? Maybe. Although, as we see on a daily basis and in all walks of life, facts are usually at war with fiction while varying degrees of the truth, or none at all, lie somewhere in between.
I love a good quote, and I love history. I find myself in awe of how some quotes, and the infamous people who first spoke them, have the ability to transcend time evidencing that while society evolves and changes, generally speaking, people don’t.
Finally, to quote the prolific Charles Bukowski:
“IN MY WORK, AS A WRITER, I ONLY PHOTOGRAPH, IN WORDS, WHAT I SEE.”
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Happy reading-
-RM
