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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This blog was created with the focus of connecting to my author self. To explore writing techniques, genres and style to find my own. Then to use that knowledge to further myself in life and education. And by making a blog, I put myself at the mercy of other's criticism, and feedback all to grow and learn.
The sources used to make this blog will be below.
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The Proust Questionnaire Marcel Proust Biography Hello and welcome to my first blog ever, for my English composition course. For this first assignment I will be answering The Proust Questionnaire which is a 35 question personality quiz.This Quiz was developed by the French writer Marcel Proust. He believed that this questionnaire revealed one's true self. I'm looking forward to seeing who I really am, and I suggest that you will also give it a try. __1.__What is your idea of perfect happiness? A Life full of fun and peace. __2.__What is your greatest fear? A spider clown centaur thing eating me. __3.__What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? My laziness. Lack of motivation to do anything. __4.__What is the trait you most deplore in others? Self Deprivation. __5.__Which living person do you most admire? No one, I've never had any idols, role models, or celebrities that I looked up to. __6.__What is your greatest extravagance? Gaming, I spend the most money on games or equipment. __7.__What is your current state of mind? Calm, and bored. __8.__What do you consider the most overrated virtue? Righteousness. Why should I be a good person when 90% of the people around me aren't. __9.__On what occasion do you lie? Anytime I can pull it off to get out of trouble. __10.__What do you most dislike about your appearance? Glasses or my acne, honestly I don't care about my outward appearance hence why I dress like a homeless person. __11.__Which living person do you most despise? I don't despise anyone. __12.__What is the quality you most like in a man? Courage and Bravery. __13.__What is the quality you most like in a woman? Courage and Bravery. __14.__Which words or phrases do you most overuse? Bruh, thats cap. __15.__What or who is the greatest love of your life? No one. __16.__When and where were you happiest? Probably when I was younger, I cant remember a time i was truly happy with life. I've had happy moments but never been truly happy. __17.__Which talent would you most like to have? Humor, ability to make anyone laugh. __18.__If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? Nothing, although I know I'm flawed. Part of life is changing or staying the same. __19.__What do you consider your greatest achievement? Don't have one. __20.__If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be? I would become a tree. Live long and peaceful, and just watch the world go through changes. __21.__Where would you most like to live? Somewhere uninhabited but that still has wifi. __22.__What is your most treasured possession? My gaming computer. __23.__What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? I think that it is different for everyone. __24.__What is your favorite occupation? Youtuber or streamer. __25.__What is your most marked characteristic? Anti-Social. __26.__What do you most value in your friends? Our loyalty and strong bond to one another. __27.__Who are your favorite writers? Marie Lu. __28.__Who is your hero of fiction? Don't have one. __29.__Which historical figure do you most identify with? I don't know. I don't know many historical figures. __30.__Who are your heroes in real life? Fire fighters, paramedics, white helmets. __31.__What are your favorite names? Gon, Colton. __32.__What is it that you most dislike? I hate everything equally. __33.__What is your greatest regret? I have too many to pick just one. __34.__How would you like to die? I want to go out with a bang, on some crazy type shit. __35.__What is your motto? Work smarter, not harder. |
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