stories -- your own, personal cannibal.

travesty. three blogposts in one day. how could i.


anyway.
on page 13 in the writing life dillard brings up the fact that "we have no choice" in finding what to spin a story off of. she equivocates an idea to a "strip from our own thighs." and i agree with her. the best stories and reflective pieces that i have written come from my own person experience. starsandthemoon can also relate (even though i equivocate her to taylor swift, to her chagrin) as most of her pieces are just spin-offs of her life. and then it's also a bit of lovetowrite2011's wisdom too--the experience that we went through is so personal to us. if you haven't gone through heartbreak, don't write a story about it. if you've never lost someone, don't write a story about it. if you've never been in love, don't write a story about it. a kind of echoey answer to waysofgettinghome's blogpost here, as well. if you've never had sex, don't write a story about it.

thanks for your time.

in just a running continuation of abp#6, i'd like to say thank you  to ms. snaring, for this post. it's about how people may sometimes only be in our lives for a season, and how sometimes, we just have to move on.

now, easier said than done, for sure. i know that i get super attached to people really fast, and i have a hard time when they decide it's time to pull away. i also know that there are some people that i just pull away from, and in retrospect, i feel bad for doing that. but then i look at my life now, and see just how much it's gotten better--maybe from a lack of said person, or maybe because someone better has just filled their place.

so. to those of you that have moved on from me without me wanting you to--thanks. you've honestly done me a service. you've opened up a void for someone else to fill. someone better than you, someone more worthy than you. and please don't feel offended--it was for the better. and to the people who've taken their places: thank you.