May 2011
11 posts
on hobbies
It’s a good feeling to know what I love, what I think I am about. When I was a kid, I would make up stories about people I would see around. I would wonder what their home lives were like, their back stories. I would imagine stories to explain why they were who they were. It made me empathized with others and feel sympathetic. And now, I know I love writing stories. I don’t know...
April 2011
15 posts
Freedom
Well. I’ve been reading freedom by jonathan franzen for my 21st c. literature class.There’s something about this book that deeply affects me. I’m excited to read writing I find to be good writing: it’s literature, but it’s accessible, it’s easy to read, but themes and content leave me thinking long after I’m done reading. To me, it’s really the...
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Oy vey, I am 22 years old.
I’m currently working on a short story and I have no idea where it’s going. Thats a good feeling, actually. Here’s this man named Gerald and he has this whole life for me to imagine. What’s he going to do after tragedy, what are thoughts that make him feel guilty? What motivates him and why doesn’t he speak up.
So that’s my life, I...