Sharing the Drafts

I’ll show you my draft if you show me yours! Ok, you can see mine no matter, and there’s a writing prompt as well.

Why, you might ask, choose a Christmas story for a New Year's ritual? Because the story encapsulates the essential elements for setting and maintaining intentions. I also happen to love the story.

Just as T.S. Eliot says that April brings in a mix of “memory and desire,” Autumn triggers a flood of memories for me.

A triptych in visual art consists of three panels that hinge together and are related by theme (such as the famous The Garden of Earthly Delights triptych oil painting by Hieronymus Bosch above.) Writing a triptych also relies on theme and imagery.

Once, I asked Dave Smith, “How do I change my voice?! It feels too immature and weak.” He replied, “Change your life; that is how you change your voice.” My life had been one heck of an adventure up to that point, but I had not reached a point where I could reflect on it as yet.