Thank you, Claire! It means a lot that you are enjoying this little project. If trying to understand truth is sappy, I’m all in. XO

Sappy, I suppose, but beautifully written and true. Isn’t that the role of the poet, to say truth things beautifully? Yeah, I’ve talked myself out of sappy, now. Sappy isn’t true enough, or it’s something that doesn’t need to be said, dressed up with old fashioned bows and embarrassing frills. You’re never sappy.

I feel the same way about journalism, by the way. I even took a journalism class in high school and thought hard about going that route. It was the deadlines that terrified me, too, and rightly so. I need structure but it has to be self-imposed or I disintegrate. I stopped feeling guilty about that a long time ago. It’s not a failing, just, like you said, different wiring.

Love this post, Cheryl. I feel like you’re finding your way to exactly the way you want to do this project. And discovering that you will want to do it one way one weekend, a completely different way some other weekend. Perfect. XO