-Welcome! Bienvenue! Bienvenido! etc.
I hate to do this. But please allow me to start with a WARNING: that is, that the intention of this blog is not to showcase beautiful, perfect literature, prose, writing, whatever. Rather, I mean for it to serve as a sort of outlet for all of the random crap I write and think. And I sincerely hope that somebody out there might be interested in what I have to say. So if you, my devoted reader, should choose to view what I write as beautiful literature, that's wonderful (and I would love to give you a high-five sometime)! If not, that's fine with me too (and I would still be willing to give you a left-handed high-five, unless you are left-handed, in which case I would be willing to high-five your right hand; if you're ambidextrous, congratulations--that must make your life much easier).
Most of what I write (at least, up until now) is, of course, from a collection of my own experiences and thoughts. It relates to what I read and what I care about and what I think, and I, I, I, I, I. But is in my genuine interest to broaden the spectrum of what I write about. So if I try to write fiction and it falls flat, is just absolutely terrible, abysmal, characterless, garbage, pretend you didn't read it and move on with your day. Don't dwell on it. But if you like it, leave me a comment or something, and I'll think about where to go from there.
My goal is to put something--anything--up every week, a short story or essay or...haiku (#super-alt?), but I'm going to college, so we'll see how that plan pans out.
Anyways, thanks for reading! I'm sure you're quite busy, or would rather be on Facebook, so thank you again for taking the time out of your day.
-P.J.F.R.
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ReplyDeletecan't wait to read more!
PJFR, Your voice (to use a cliche, but an evocative one), is a breath of fresh air. Honest, unpretentious, witty in a self-deprecating, generous sort of way. I look forward to reading your posts!
ReplyDeleteThe only ill-chosen word in your whole introductory essay, I believe, is "crap." I don't think anything you write is "crap," though ALL of us write a fair amount of garbage on our way to writing things worth reading. That's just part of the process.
Congratulations on taking this step in your continuing evolution in your life as a writer. And thanks for sharing your thoughts with us. I look forward with curiosity and interest to whatever will come next.
jjh
Dear PJFR,
ReplyDeleteI concur with jjh on all points, mostly that we all turn out garbage on our way to turning out gems! Love your voice and can't wait to watch you grow as wordsmith and scholar. Thanks for welcoming me into your wonderful world!