It's been a long time since I've sat in this seat with a mission to write. I've been working through my first semester of teaching, working as a bartender, and just suffering a lack of time that comes with new things and hard times. I'm having to reacquaint myself with this seat, and this writer's hat.
I don't know if today will be the most productive of days, but, like a flower, I feel my heart unfolding, relinquishing some of its fear and control. I hope that at some point in the five hours I have set aside to work, I will find some nectar flowing forth and sticky-ing up the page.
There have been voices vying for attention over the last couple of months and I look forward to introducing myself to these people, discovering their stories. I've found them fascinating enough to carry with me for four months and I think they've been patient enough. It's time for someone to be born today.
