Why I Write

I started writing this blog in November 2020. I birthed the blog from the pandemic void. I am good at research, putting thoughts on paper, and playing with words and phrases to communicate a message. I enjoyed essay writing in school, so it is a suitable medium to express my ideas and explore topics as an adult. The pandemic had drawn me to say something, and a blog seemed the place to say it.

The draw to write is pulling hard on me nearly three years in. I feel fed, grounded, and alive when putting ideas to paper. I have ideas captured in notebooks, the Apple Notes app, and Notion. Some will become a blog I post here, and others will not grow beyond the few lines I initially captured. I am currently enrolled in a writing class, which has caused me to examine why, how, and what I want to write. The push and pull of life can draw us to something without us understanding why. We fumble along doing this thing because we must until the why becomes clear one day. My writing why has become clearer recently. Below is what I have learned.

I write because it draws my attention to the now. It allows me to play with words, ideas, and images and share them with others.

I write to share my experience and perspective. I know what it’s like to feel alone in my experience on the planet. And I hope in sharing, I keep someone else from feeling alone.

I write because I yearn to create and express. I birth phrases, sentences, stories, and ideas.

I write to describe the tree, the walk, and the smell of the salty air on a beach in Atlantic City.

I write because the experiences of this world deserve to be recorded, examined, acknowledged, and witnessed.

I write because I exist, and my voice is worthy of preservation.

I write because my cats are adorable and others should know about them.

I write because I am compelled to write. I will continue to write for as long as I am driven to craft sentences and paragraphs into ideas and stories.

Thank you for reading what I create. Thank you for being a part of my writing journey.