For this post, I read A Fable for the Living (Kevin Brockmeier) to frame my blog post. This story is about writing letters to fallen loved ones. Reconnecting with those long gone about life updates, the search for answers, and even guidance or advice. This helped me with ideas on how to reconnect with a lost self of my own. This would be my author self, and in the following letter I'll be looking for redemption with my author self and becoming one with that self once again.
Dear Coaltn, Our relationship has never been healthy, It was more like that of a craftsman and his tools. But, more particularly that of a tool for which he rarely had a need for. Sitting, collecting dust while yearning for the chance to be needed just one more time. I only let you out when it was convenient for me, like when I had a writing assignment due for class. But rarely ever let out when you weren't needed. I know what it feels like to be unwanted, unneeded, and consumed by the feeling of being useless. And now I realize this is the feeling I have been instilling you with. And with this realization came a wave of guilty for oppressing you for so long. So now I humbly request for your forgiveness. And at this moment I know I'm undeserving of such forgiveness, but I've come up with a plan to redeem myself and earn that forgiveness. This plan would become effective immediately. My idea is that every other day I will dedicate a ten minute creative writing session to you for which you can write about what ever you please. You can even upload them to this blog. You will be free to express yourself, your opinions, stories and what ever else you may want to. Then on the weekends, I'll give you an hour to work on what ever writing you want. Hopefully with these changes we can be reunited as one and live life together oppose to separately. Sincerely, Gage Louk
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Alondra
2/4/2020 09:37:55 am
I feel like we have almost the same problem, witch I can relate to what your saying, and how you are trying to improve your writing and to become a better writer.
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Jeanliq Mendez
2/4/2020 09:41:51 am
I really liked how you engaged yourself with your author-self by trying to understand each other so that they could co-operate in the future.
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Nicholas McDermott
2/6/2020 09:20:18 am
I like the idea of a 10 minute creative writing session. I can relate as I too am trying to improve my writing skills.
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