17.11.24 - My tribe
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16.11.24 - Ritual and renewal
It's not like I haven't written. I have been writing like a maniac. Already the book which I have been doing my short stories is almost halfway book. I write in long hand, with a pen, in tiny ant like scribbles, only legible and then, just barely to myself. The descriptions are true - and this has also helped me with many things. Being more accurate when speaking, being more eloquent, not wanting to drink anymore because it interferes so bad with the writing and the thinking and the piece de resistance, the storytelling. I am becoming a good storyteller. I tell the Norse myths. Using the techniques which Gail taught us, I have managed to remember stories and put them into my own words. The children have become riveted and love story time.... and the mast story I told which was Otter's Ransom, I got a couple of them clapping, cos the story which is already compelling also gripped the imagination. And they instantly knew that it was the inspiration for The Hobbit. Which was p...
16.11.24 - Sigh
This last two weeks has been both amazing and crushing. In all the ways. I was having the best month with writing and the school and all... I was writing everyday with one short story a day with 20 stories now which are amazing. The new moon group has been going great and the teaching has been going fab. And of course my maxim which is enjoy the work because one day it will go to shite. It hasn't quite gone to shite yet, but I have been asked to do something which is really not ideal. And I am really unhappy about this. Since Thursday night i've been trying to get a grip and it hasn't been easy, plus I've lost my phone. It has been mostly shite. I seem to have lost a purchase of my life and it feels like everything is really awful. But of course it isn't really awful. Also everything just feels like it is just mounting in all directions. Nothing serious, but still, it's just day to day nonsense which is just adulting shite. I'm so so so like... what - so I h...