Don't Give Up On Me Just Yet
Plenty of art completed and future essays in the hopper.
It’s been a hard year to balance. And I’m exhausted with the pressures of (once again) unprecedented times as a nonprofit leader with a focus on fundraising for conservation. So, I needed a little time for sorting words. I’ll be honest. I don’t write for my readers, I just hope I can bring you along. I write to explain things to myself. And I’ve had a really hard time explaining things to myself lately. In the meantime, I’ve been making a lot of art without narrative.
So, here is the the mockingbird who has been delighting me in the street-wide karaoke battles in my neighborhood. Unfortunately, I’m not a mockingbird so my amazement at his pitch perfect scrub jay seems to have not have been as impressive with the local female as it was to me. But I still think he’s a rockstar.
Tomorrow morning, you will receive a longer essay than I normally write about what it means to be seen in nature. And then I have my normal 600-800 word essays with art lined up that are less MFA writer and more personable column lined up.
Thank you SO much for still being here even though I haven’t been meeting expectations.
xoxo Rebecca
We are all trying to hang in during these absurd times. Serenity prayer. Think globally, act locally.
It's good to hear from you Rebecca. I haven't posted, other than comments, since the democrats lost the election.
I'll follow your lead and soon publish this piece I've been working on.
So thank you and welcome back!
Susan