To chronicle a life
to extract truth
separate skin from soul
in search of essence
I try to listen
to the rhythms
diagram a blueprint
am discombobulated.
(Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image my own.)
To chronicle a life
to extract truth
separate skin from soul
in search of essence
I try to listen
to the rhythms
diagram a blueprint
am discombobulated.
(Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image my own.)
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Great lines, VJ! I think you’ve nailed the emotions that will come up in that situation. 🙂
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Thanks Susi – so emotional!
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You’re welcome!
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This is so perfect. Great first stanza! Powerful stuff: “separate skin from soul / in search of essence”.
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Thanks Benjamin. It feels that way sometimes
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Wonderful ❤️
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Thanks for stopping by. I was interested to read about your journey as a writer. Inspirational.
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Thank you. I hope my journey will inspire other who like me who didn’t do well at school. Second-hand books are so freely available whether in charity shops, car boot sales, or in library and I had seen children in third world countries learning from books I decided to see if I could teach myself from books.
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You’re welcome.
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“separate skin from soul
in search of essence”… i love this
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Thanks Mich!
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deep, that last word is one of my favourites … impressive 🙂
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Thanks Kate.
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welcome VJ
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I can imagine that writing memoir would be discombolulating. I prefer writing fiction because I can get it to make sense, unlike real life.
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Absolutely. I am contemplating calling it fiction based on a true story, lol.
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The surefire tagline for a best-seller!
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That would be nice.
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I think I’m on the same page right now… very relatable poem. What a beautiful image you’ve made there!
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Thanks so much, and yes, I find myself resonating with much of what you write.
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I take that as a huge compliment, thank you… and the feeling is mutual for sure 💛
I was just reading a fictional book that reads like memoir and trying to figure out, how do fiction writers do it? Decide where their own experiences (which of course they must draw from) end. and the imaginary begins? How do they know when to reveal themselves or hide? And really it’s the same for nonfiction.
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You sound like me; I read always as a writer, questioning technique. I’ve been working on a memoir for some time and realized that I don’t have all the pieces, so some of it will be inferred.
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Yes, always read as a writer and it takes me ages to get through books because of this lol. I don’t think we ever have all the pieces and maybe it’s the gaps or space that make it interesting
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That’s a valid point.
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*spaces
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cool image and nice prose
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Thank you!
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So true, I can sure relate! And you end with one of my favourite words ever!
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It is a delicious word, isn’t it! Thanks.
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“Discombobulate” is one of my favorite words as well!
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Yes, that first stanza is wonderful.
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Thanks Susanne!
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I love the line “separate skin from soul”. I think you nailed the essence of a gripping memoir!
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Thanks Heather.
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You’re welcome.
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