Saturday, October 02, 2004

" tooting your own horn "

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i am starting to realize now, after around 9 years of writing, like actively writing, that i have found a voice in with which to speak. there is an importance in being able to own your talents, and praise your own successes, however personal.

i write pretty damn good, when the occasion permits me to be "that" for "that amount of time;" usually when i call upon myself to convey something very specific to myself or the non-reciprocating faceless masses.

it's interesting to finally own that part of myself, and be able to judge myself fairly, however seemingly objective or non-objective i may be. it's nice to have that be a strength and not a weakness.

homework for tonight:

write something good. it may be a story, or a poem, or a short paragraph, a meandering run-on sentence or a single perfect word. read and re-read it, then say it aloud, then burn it and release it into the collective molecules of the planet. then enjoy it for what it was and revel in the complete control over your own work. life is good.

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