Sunday morning rumination on Slice of Life
With only 6 days to go I have wanted to quit 4 times. I am glad I have not, more for the posts I might have missed than for what I thought I wanted from participating.
I have appreciated comments on my post and the opportunity to respond to the work—the life—of others. Signing up I wanted to experience a community of writers or what I imagined one to be. I have found it to be a sharing of common goals, a deep dive into different genres, activities worth "stealing" for teaching, and humbling as I read over and over again mighty powerful, humorous, and heartfelt prose and poetry.
Instead of finding my voice, which was another reason for joining, I am still searching but Slice of Life has been a compass. GirlGriot posted today: "My voice is a helpful tool. I don’t usually hear anything particularly special about it, but other people do." She was literally referring to her physical voice, but the advocacy in her WRITING VOICE is kick-ass beautiful and inspires me to keep searching.