When I write, words seem to… understand me more than myself. What i thought i knew 2 seconds ago before hitting the page seem like strangers that have been watching over me longer than i can imagine. Words get me. Words feel like home. 🫂🫂
YESSSSSS!! Like I’ve finally let something alive free! The words seem to not only take up space on the page but in the room and world as well! You hit the nail on the head!
Paper; writing; I am a Sagittarius, a seeker… and these my response is not static, it can’t be; and a well is tapped, and whatever pours forth is allowed to simply be.
When I write, words seem to flow to me with ease like water flowing in a river there for me to feel, experience, and share. I’m a draft writer and pen/paper for my personal writing only I’ve found. Alex B. has inspired my creative process for writing hands down.
The term “hands down” is something I’ve used my whole life to describe something as easily the best. So it’s a compliment to Alex for easily inspiring my best to flow when writing.
I wasn’t going to assume you didn’t really know, but I was definitely thinking 🧐 Tobi has to know what hands down means lol. 😂 this is why I don’t like commenting on my phone lol 😂
Damn right! It sounds like there is a transference bringing the immaterial into the material. A river always finds its way to see. That’s so beautiful, Jacquie.
I draft everything on paper. My husband makes fun of me for walking around with a clip board 😂
The imagine of you with a clip board in hand brings me to a smile. No wonder your words are so sharp, you stay ready so you never have to get ready. Love this so much, and thank you!
Such a beautiful poem Rachel - incredible way to write about writing. And thank you so much for sharing my work with your readers!
On another note - you ask whether we write on paper or draft on computer.... I've recently switched from computer to paper and it's been incredible. Writing with ink on paper feels so much calmer, and it also feels like a game of chess because there's no easy backspacing... forces you to weave through the piece more creatively :)
I exclusively write with paper and pen, I find I can move much faster and keep up with my thoughts than when typing. Also the tactileness of the hand on paper is calming to me.
Thanks for writing something so worthy of sharing!
So my writing is not really writing. I probably do 10% of my writing in the chair. My writing ideas and downloads always come to me when I am moving out in nature - meandering through the wooded trails near my home. I will dictate into my voice memos on my phone and later build a puzzle with it all, shaping some kind of essay. It’s how this writing thing feels most authentic for me.
It is erotic though. I love how you describe that. Me- I get down with my words under the canopy of the trees 🌳 🙃
I relate to that heavy. I have a up lock bag filled with post its napkins or whatever scrap of paper that was near when an idea struck. I try to get into voice memos but then I forget their in there lol
When I write, words seem to coalesce, in a simple act of creation. They demand reexamination and crafting, revealing unplanned nuance. They make me aware of their power in their apparent passivity. I am grateful for those for whom words are craft, and aware that there are those for whom they are abstruse. In a world dominated by consumption the act of writing, of producing words is one of reclaiming agency.
"There’s no shame in my emotions flipping like pages in the wind." I've been experiencing a LOT of emotional lability lately and so this sentence was really comforting to me. Really enjoyed being able to listen to you read this, too. It added a beautiful aural depth to the writing. Thank you for sharing.
When I write, words seem to… understand me more than myself. What i thought i knew 2 seconds ago before hitting the page seem like strangers that have been watching over me longer than i can imagine. Words get me. Words feel like home. 🫂🫂
YESSSSSS!! Like I’ve finally let something alive free! The words seem to not only take up space on the page but in the room and world as well! You hit the nail on the head!
Paper; writing; I am a Sagittarius, a seeker… and these my response is not static, it can’t be; and a well is tapped, and whatever pours forth is allowed to simply be.
Yes! Yes! Yes! The potency leaves one vibrant vessel and lands on another. Amazing!
When I write, words seem to flow to me with ease like water flowing in a river there for me to feel, experience, and share. I’m a draft writer and pen/paper for my personal writing only I’ve found. Alex B. has inspired my creative process for writing hands down.
what does writing hands down mean?
“For writing, hands down”
The term “hands down” is something I’ve used my whole life to describe something as easily the best. So it’s a compliment to Alex for easily inspiring my best to flow when writing.
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hands%20down
oh! my bad. that flew over my head. Thanks for clarifying. 😂
I wasn’t going to assume you didn’t really know, but I was definitely thinking 🧐 Tobi has to know what hands down means lol. 😂 this is why I don’t like commenting on my phone lol 😂
i feel you heavy! 😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂 I love an engaged reader. Tobi doesn’t wanna miss anything!
Tobi misses nothing!
Damn right! It sounds like there is a transference bringing the immaterial into the material. A river always finds its way to see. That’s so beautiful, Jacquie.
I draft everything on paper. My husband makes fun of me for walking around with a clip board 😂
The imagine of you with a clip board in hand brings me to a smile. No wonder your words are so sharp, you stay ready so you never have to get ready. Love this so much, and thank you!
'Until I reached into the dark
and found my own hand.'
Wow.
I’m not afraid of the dark anymore 😊
That line is🔥
Bars 🔥
"Writing is a conduit. A way for emotion to outrun my will to keep it in."
I like to journal via paper and craft via my laptop.
When you say craft what do you mean? I want to make sure I understand you
Poetry, essay, etc.
Some may start out as thoughts in a journal entry but most are fleshed out on the screen.
Such a beautiful poem Rachel - incredible way to write about writing. And thank you so much for sharing my work with your readers!
On another note - you ask whether we write on paper or draft on computer.... I've recently switched from computer to paper and it's been incredible. Writing with ink on paper feels so much calmer, and it also feels like a game of chess because there's no easy backspacing... forces you to weave through the piece more creatively :)
I exclusively write with paper and pen, I find I can move much faster and keep up with my thoughts than when typing. Also the tactileness of the hand on paper is calming to me.
Thanks for writing something so worthy of sharing!
you ate this right on up
😁😁😁
So my writing is not really writing. I probably do 10% of my writing in the chair. My writing ideas and downloads always come to me when I am moving out in nature - meandering through the wooded trails near my home. I will dictate into my voice memos on my phone and later build a puzzle with it all, shaping some kind of essay. It’s how this writing thing feels most authentic for me.
It is erotic though. I love how you describe that. Me- I get down with my words under the canopy of the trees 🌳 🙃
I relate to that heavy. I have a up lock bag filled with post its napkins or whatever scrap of paper that was near when an idea struck. I try to get into voice memos but then I forget their in there lol
Yeah, I know. Or sometimes i go back to them and listen saying, “damn I don’t even remember speaking that one” lol
When I write, words seem to coalesce, in a simple act of creation. They demand reexamination and crafting, revealing unplanned nuance. They make me aware of their power in their apparent passivity. I am grateful for those for whom words are craft, and aware that there are those for whom they are abstruse. In a world dominated by consumption the act of writing, of producing words is one of reclaiming agency.
I feel that! A way of putting one self out in the world rather than taking in what’s given.
"There’s no shame in my emotions flipping like pages in the wind." I've been experiencing a LOT of emotional lability lately and so this sentence was really comforting to me. Really enjoyed being able to listen to you read this, too. It added a beautiful aural depth to the writing. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks. It was so fun to record. Thanks for taking the time to read.
stunning…
Thank you, Natasha!
“And there is undressing where masks are removed and defenses are dropped.
There’s a nakedness required to feel so free.”
I related to this line. Truth does have a weird way of doing that. When I write, words seem to justify my existence.
Wowwwww! “When I write words seem to justify my existence.”
Relatable. I often feel like we’re all here to practice bringing the inside out.
Yeah sometimes I think that too. Have to bring the inside out to heal and grow.