Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Sucked In...

I can't stay away, even though I planned to skip tonight's post.  I've become completely obsessed with writing, and reading everyone's slices.  I stalk my own blog page waiting for someone's thinking to spring back at me, and give me new thinking from my own writing.

I can't stay away, even though I should be grading papers and going to bed.  I think I have an illness.  Is there a doctor for this writing obsession?  I wonder if my medical insurance will cover it. 

I can't stay away, even though I have been sleep deprived for the past 3 weeks of slicing.  I can't seem to wake up in the morning, but I can't go to bed without writing something from my day.

I can't stay away, so here is a little snippet of my day.  I check my blog before I did anything to get ready this morning.  I check it quickly before I leave for work.  I check it after I come home, and then when the kids are finally snug in their beds - I write.  I read the post.  I preview the post, and reread.  I go back and modify the post, then reread again.  Then I post, and, of course, reread the finished product.  I smile, close my computer and go to bed feeling accomplished.

5 comments:

  1. I have to admit I can't go to bed each night without going on and posting my slice. I love that extra pressure of commitment that allows me to write. Thankfully I don't have to edit mine multiple times to be comfortable posting it :)

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  2. As Ralph Fletcher puts it...I'm an okay writer, but I'm great at rereading and revising.

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  3. Oh dear....I see so much of myself in your post! Only you had the guts to come out and admit it! :)

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  4. Ha! Yes, thank you for being so honest - I do see quite a bit of myself in your post as well. At night, before I go to bed, I have to check to see how many people from different countries have read my blog!

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  5. I have been looking at a lot of different decent blogs but your blog sounds cool...

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