I have no good answer for you, except that it’s easier and more fun than starting a novel. Not that I’ve ever written a novel. I just know I want to write something longer than a tweet.
To tell you the truth, I’m not that good at starting things. I've always been clumsy with beginnings. If I’m meeting someone new, I don’t know how to stop the river that is my life to let them join me for a while. Do I pretend I’m standing on dry land? Do I jump out of my river to stand in theirs? Do I want our rivers to mingle?
Pen, who is my longest and deepest connection on this planet, says I think too much. “Just see what’s in front of you instead of all that’s behind you,” she has advised many times.
“You’re right,” I say, wishing she were. But she’s not. I am who I am—sometimes turbulent, sometimes muddy. If you’re willing to take a ride, I'd like to try starting one with you.
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