When do you consider it the end of Summer?
Today we are on the other side of Labor Day. In another life, I would have been back to work in school for several weeks. I am thankful that is not my pattern now.
We just returned from a trip to Alaska and managing time zones is a headache, literally and figuratively. Coffee, sleep, and checking of the real time where I stand is how I cope.
The weather has had a break here in Indiana and the temperatures are cooler - I hope for the duration of the month. There is a wisp of fall even though we won't officially change seasons until the 22nd.
The Bradbury Trio [reading a poem, an essay, and a story every day] fuels my writing.
I am inspired to write after reading this with this structure.
I hope the reading you do today leads you to writing that could have not been created any other way.
Here are some texts I found impactful:
Poem: This is one of my favorites. I shared it with a friend this morning.I have tried to memorize this poem and never get the lines exactly right…I am still working on it.
The Uses of Sorrow | Mary Oliver
(In my sleep I dreamed this poem)
Someone I loved once gave me
a box full of darkness.
It took me years to understand
that this, too, was a gift.
Prompt: What unusual idea would you contain in a box and give as a gift?
Story: How to Be A Writer Lorrie Moore
Prompt: Write your own HOW TO story.
Essay in the form of an interview: https://orionmagazine.org/article/kate-zambreno-emily-raboteau-interview/
Prompt: NATURE.
Have you read anything interesting this week that you need to share!? Please do so in the comments! I love recommendations and have found some of my favorite stories that way.
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