Well, I have survived one week of writing class, and I literally feel wordless--yet, somehow, I'm still writing. The class is great, with oodles of free writing time and lots of great feedback from other writers. But my brain is FRIED at the end of each day (which is why I'm avoiding working on the assignment that's due next week).
Each Friday is "Best Piece Publishing" day, so all 23 of us have to share our best piece from the week with the rest of the class. YIKES! With the help of my sweet husband (also my editor), I walked into class this morning, somewhat confidently, ready to share my work . . . and then 3:00 came.
I was of course the last one to read, following several beautiful fiction and nonfiction stories, poems, and self-reflections. I wanted to throw up. My writing was a very short story alluding to our son's birth mother. (I've been thinking about her an awful lot lately. I wish I could hug her.) I just wanted to somehow capture her beauty and her love for her son.
Well, I cried through the whole thing. Yep, these 23 people who don't know me from Adam had to sit and listen to me sob my way through a piece that was already hard enough to understand. When I finally finished, there was a dead silence in the room (minus my gasping for air), and then the poor woman in charge had to timidly say, "Well.... I guess that's it for now. Have a good weekend?"
Wow. One of the most awkward moments of my life, for sure. However, I'm so thankful for this chance to really reflect on this beautiful woman and try and put into words what she means to us.
2 comments:
I'm so glad you are enjoying your class - I've been thinking about you and how you're doing with it. You're a very talented writer, so I know you'll do great. As for the piece you shared Friday... I'd love to read it sometime, if you ever want to share it. Love ya, girl!
i was thinking the same thing--i would LOVE to read what you wrote about your son's birth mother!... i bet it is incredibly precious!... you are one special woman, do you know that?!!!... love you!!!
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