Drabble on Falling (100 words exactly, excluding title):

I don't think about it, really, even though my left arm no longer extends fully. I should have removed those damned toe-clips when I inherited the bike. But I didn't, and I can't afford physical therapy. So I wander around with one and a half functional arms, not even noticing until I do something mundane like tie my shoes. An annoyance, nothing more.

I wonder, in darker moments, whether this is the path my life will take. Will I lose just one thing at a time, and not even notice? A gradual fade to nothing, to the universe's background noise.

And Cindy, you write beautifully. I can imagine a whole raft of personal essays from you one day, on parenting and faith and family and simply being a person in the world today. I love reading your LJ.

Definitely. And one of the reasons I feel such a fraud. I look at the level of writing I see by everyone here (and for some reason, I've always felt the most intimidated by Cindy!) and I wonder that I dare to post my stuff in the same space. But that's what I've finally decided. I have to. Trite but true--nothing ventured, nothing gained. So, here I am.

Sail, you have plenty of talent, and nothing at all to be ashamed of. Post here and be welcome.

Oh, AmyLiz, thank you.

Definitely. And one of the reasons I feel such a fraud. I look at the level of writing I see by everyone here (and for some reason, I've always felt the most intimidated by Cindy!) and I wonder that I dare to post my stuff in the same space.

*bap*

But that's what I've finally decided. I have to. Trite but true--nothing ventured, nothing gained. So, here I am.

I suspect the only thing I may have over you is that I'm a natural big mouth. I love to talk, have to talk, usually get my ass in trouble precisely because of that. As my mother is fond of saying, "Cindy started talking at six months, and hasn't show signs of stopping, yet." And she's not wrong.

Sail, I'd love to read your stuff, if you'd be okay with me friending your LJ. I'm amy37 there. And (natter) did you see my post that I loved your very unexpected and lovely card (and I'm thinking of stealing your idea and embellishing cards myself next year)?

edited because I hate typos

I suspect the only thing I may have over you is that I'm a natural big mouth.

Heh. I have been accused of this frequently. It's one thing to verbalize and another to put it on paper. Two different areas of the brain and somehow, I've never felt they were running in conjunction until recently. We'll see how long it lasts.

ETA: Go ahead, AmyLiz, the more the merrier. I appreciate the fact you're interested enough in my writing to follow it. Thank you.

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Can I be vain for a moment, if it's for a good cause?

On the web site we're designing, I need several interesting pictures of myself. They won't be in little boxes like a book jacket--evidently Dave is using them throughout the site as backdrops/icons/etc.

Anyway, we did a little mini-photo-shoot today, and I have some roughs that I need to narrow down. Some are goofy--fair warning. These are in black and white only because it's simpler to look at them that way; they do have color info we can use down the road if necessary.

I've winnowed out some of the truly awful ones, and I'm down to about 10 or 12 or so.

Would it be okay to post a link and get some feedback about 3-4 best?

I'd like to look at pictures of pretty Kristin, you bet.

Thanks!

link removed -- thanks everyone!

(also x-posted to my LJ, which is supposed to be about me)

Oooh, Krispics, I'll ogle.