I was writing the Big Story.
My own Muse benched me.
Also, yesterday I exposed my Inner Naked Baby to the world.
That’s enough.
Me:😮
Also Me:😮
Inner Naked Baby:😭
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Ya Gotta Know When To Fold ‘em
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The Story Spirals Back
I have been working on Audrey’s story for months.
I mentioned before that I thought it might be autofiction.
Nope. It slid all the way into mythical, mystical slipstream,
with brutal bits woven through.
The story was intended to be braided with myth and fear, hope and time,
memory lapses and loops, and soft humor and fairy tale fugues
to give Audrey time to heal enough to go on.… Continue reading →
Listening to Grace, my muse
I have a story to tell. It was never going to be a memoir. I reserve the right to make shit up.
“Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.” – Albert Camus
I briefly flirted with the concept of autofiction. At first, my writing fit that frame. But then my words began to wander off the page like toddlers trailing after a puppy. … Continue reading →
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Technologically Challenged
In the midst of the rabid discussion about the role of AI in our lives, I have certainly found a use that is invaluable to me. I am definitely technology challenged. Instructions give me a headache. Words blur.
So, I will ask AI to give me instructions on how to do something on my blog, for instance. … Continue reading →
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Sharing My Work
Please check out my website at dorisvontettenborn.ca
I didn’t plan to share any of this. But then I read Austin Kleon’s ©Show Your Work. He says to pull back the curtain, lay it all out there, messy scribbles and all
Not because it’s polished. Or finished.
Not because I know what I’m doing.
But because I want to show what happens before the tidy version — the rough drafts, the sideways sparks, the moment the pen moves and I have no idea why.… Continue reading →
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