My name is Gretel, and I have finally started a blog. I am a writer between the ages of 35 and 51, and I live in Columbus, Ohio. I am a trained poet and folklorist, which does not significantly help me in the "real" world, but I am interesting to talk to and my perspective is unique.
The other night I was in a bar attending a friend's concert, and someone from my early, early childhood walked in, and I knew that I knew him, but couldn't place how I knew him. He looked at me in that puzzled sort of way a dog looks when it has no idea why you are asking it to drop the baby squirrel it is "caressing" with its teeth. Later, he came over and said hi, because he knew it was me as soon as he heard my voice. I have always had a unique voice, but I haven't always known how to use it. Sometimes I have been too confrontational, and other times I have fallen back on the customs of another time and tried to be a demure woman--you know cross your legs when wearing a short skirt, and all that. So, now that I am comfortable with who I am, I am learning to be strong and passionate without sounding angry or defensive, and that is the purpose of this new blog - to let me use my voice, and as a writer, to help others use theirs. Let us begin.
Delightful!
ReplyDeleteHey Gretel, Let that voice roar! Eager to hear more. A blog is good because you can write little things often, and someone is always out here--I find it makes a huge difference to my sense of being alive as a writer.
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