Open Mic 🎤: Summer Office Hours
Posts that invite the FS community to step on the stage and share
What are you working on right now and where are you in the process? What drove you to write this particular project? What did you eat for dinner last night.
~ Jennifer
Where do you live? Hi Jennifer, Its me, Sue in Shelton CT
What are you working on right now and where are you in the process? I took my cat to the vet on Friday and a story emerged that I hope to read in the Fall. I wrote and wrote and now need to go back and finetune and edit.
What drove you to write this particular project? It occurred to me how similar my cat and I are; two old ladies.
What is your biggest challenge/frustration right now in your creative process? I am struggling going back to Artie's story. Still trying to get there. I'm working on a piece about the worst anxiety attack I had with him and the fallout. It has lots of legs and of course, an elephant.
How can Flight School serve you over the summer of 2023? Inspiration to keep me writing!!
What did you eat for dinner last night. 🤗 Well I attended a wedding for my goddaughter; her second marriage and a happy event. It was outdoors in their yard and we had barbeque. Delicious!!
This is Doug.
Where do you live? I live in a middle planetary system within the Vedic cosmology, not too heavenly or hellish, where eternal souls suffer the pangs and enjoy the perks of the cycle of birth and death. However, being eternal while living in a temporary world is like a fish out of water. We gasp and flop around for many lifetimes until we begin to inquire into the nature of existence. Otherwise, I am enjoying the effects of some good karma living in West Linn, Oregon, because it is lovely.
What are you working on right now and where are you in the process? I am working on a memoir of my life from 1969 to 1979. I have a rough manuscript that I'm not at all happy with, and working to improve it. April Streeter is currently helping me with it.
What drove you to write this particular project? Forty-five years of people telling me I must write a book about my experiences is one reason. Retiring, finding myself going nuts after a long busy career as a CPA, and needing something creative to do is another reason.
What is your biggest challenge/frustration right now in your creative process? Busting out of nasty habits, particularly considering readers dumb and needing everything explained clearly. This may come from years of explaining complex tax code in lay terms. Another frustration is discouragement.
How can Flight School serve you over the summer of 2023? Keep challenging us with good, thought-provoking material.
What did you eat for dinner last night. Homemade vegan Thai food