Grit, writing assignment (pay attention)

Subject is your choice.

"caregiving" (mixed media)

This is about writing itself as a kind of grit = the subject is what is challenging to you, forcing you to grow. What stymies you.

As you write, be explicit and specifically detailed. You're not trying to mystify yourself.

Assignment format:

a memory + a fantasy / a reality 

Example: A memory of being a parent + a fantasy of what that could be like / the current on-the-ground reality in that life category.

Goal: Use writing to discover what you're thinking.

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not unblogging this atm - it's not writing, it's writing-about-writing 

fascinating to watch her hit a plotline, shattering it on impact 

Grit, a novel (see recipe), current contents

Section 1 - Sobriety Games

ch 1 "Threshold Learning"

ch 2 "Just One"

ch 3 "Choking"

ch 4 "Reverse Cowgirl"

Section 2 Vegas

ch 5 "Dick Butter" (ripped down into 3 chapters / shattered)

ch 6 "Garbage Bags" (working title)

ch 7 "Huckleberry"

ch 8 "Sex Chair (Mid-Century Modern)"

Section 3 - Unknown Freeballing It - I don't have a wish. 

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Words can work magic. Or at least help you grit your way through a hard spell.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Not every interaction will leave you energized, but healthy relationships involve some form of exchange: support, laughter, learning or shared understanding. If you consistently walk away from someone feeling depleted, pause and reflect on what might need attention.

Writing is paying attention.