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"How long, I wonder, will ignorance spell purity and knowledge shame?"

Rosamond Lehmann

"I learned to love the wind."

Kate Wolf

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Emily Dickinson

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Eleanor Clark

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Shirley Abbott

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List It!
by Nan Fischer

This article is for those of you who are blocked or need some prodding to put that pen on paper (or fingers on keyboard).

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Make a list of writing seeds. You're probably wondering how you can make a list when you feel you have nothing to write. The answer to that is - I'm going to help you.

Here's a list. Under each category, make your own list. This doesn't have to be done in one sitting, and it doesn't have to be static. It can change and grow as you do. Use it as a jumping off point to spark your creativity. This list comes directly from a workshop I attend monthly. If the facilitator has taken it from somewhere else, then credit is due there.

Journaling Seeds

significant people in my life

what fascinates me

fears

favorite foods

certain smells

unfinished business

memorable meals

family stories

dreams

regrets

accomplishments

things I want to do before I die

Under each category, make a list of things off the top of your head. Take just a minute or two. This should give you a little subject matter. Whenever you're stuck, get out your list and pick something. Or add something. As years trudge on, the list will change and grow, just like you.

Under fears, I listed flying. I can tell you stories of flights I've taken, not by choice. You know - the family holidays you're expected to be at, but they're 1500 miles away. Too far to drive, but you can't really say No, I'm not coming. I once had a nurse hold my hand all the way from Boston to Washington D.C. while I cried. More like whimpered. I was 26 years old! The 8 year old boy next to me was more composed than I was.

Do you remember, in about 1980 or 1982, when a plane skid off the icy runway in D.C. and landed in the river? I made that very flight two weeks before that in a storm! Oh, the what ifs...

The most memorable flight I had was after I'd cried as soon as I saw the tiny airport in North Carolina. I ordered a beer as soon as I got on the plane. I was pretty relaxed by the time I got to Boston, along with the fellow behind me, who was drinking martinis the whole flight. Landing that night was beautiful and fascinating and marvelous. I've never said that about flying - EVER! Thank goodness someone was picking me up at the airport and driving me home. I was in no condition to drive, but I was in the only condition I care to fly in!

Yes, these trips and more have all been recorded in my journal.

Make your list of seeds, and write just a few sentences about one or two subjects. Do a ten minute free write about one of your fears.

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