On Monday night, I felt a bit disconnected from my writing group. I hadn't been in two times, which was over a month and people seemed uninterested in my writing, probably because it was from weeks ago and never got discussed. I warmed up when other people began reading their pieces, and I realized again how talented my friends are. Each person's writing is completely different but equally engaging. At the end of the meeting we did quick writes and then read them to each other. One of my friends wrote a piece off the top of her head so hilarious that I laughed for about five minutes. I couldn't stop. Her writing especially appeals to me, anyway, but this off the top of the head page was so goofy and wise at the same time. Joy bubbled up in me and burst out.
Speaking with each other the way we do, confidentially, has meant a loosening up and bursts of amazing creativity. Our voices are heard in a safe place, among friends and buddies, swim buddies, and we are all growing in our writing by leaps and bounds. To be a part of this hub of creativity is thrilling, and I left the group reconnected and re-energized. They have my back and I have theirs. How fortunate we are!
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