tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12581247.post8921617781679639157..comments2024-03-06T07:13:04.347-05:00Comments on Masked Mom: Spiral Notebook Sunday: Monday, September 5, 1983Masked Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08197019009052401812noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12581247.post-43154024548303799562011-12-29T13:55:31.117-05:002011-12-29T13:55:31.117-05:00And in a few clickity clacks of the keys, both boo...And in a few clickity clacks of the keys, both books are on the way to the kindle. w00t!Just Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02861216483398553225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12581247.post-61932494834573736732011-12-27T17:13:24.549-05:002011-12-27T17:13:24.549-05:00Hey everyone--there are definitely embarrassing mo...Hey everyone--there are definitely embarrassing moments for sure in looking back (and this passage was really the least of it), but I also think there is a value in it as well. It kind of goes back to that post about the puzzle pieces and possible different outcomes for our lives that we tend to forget about. There is even a weird time-travel feel about reading some of the old stuff--since it's present-tense writing, it's almost as though those alternate selves still exist out there somewhere. <br /><br />As for the possibility of someone reading them, I was pretty aware of that danger all along (there are several times in this "volume" that I used the phrase "anyone reading this (on the sly or otherwise)" and I did edit myself somewhat in the beginning. At some point, I decided that as long as what I was writing was true to who I was in that moment, I would stand behind whatever it was, embarrassed or not. I wouldn't be happy if, for instance, someone's feelings were hurt by something they read, but I decided that by reading work meant to be private, that was a risk they took. <br /><br /><b>Jewels</b>--YES! I hated Mindy. I still CLEARLY remember the first scene she was in--in the stables with Phillip until her daddy (Billy) grabbed her up by her belt and pulled her off of Phillip. The hussy!Masked Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08197019009052401812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12581247.post-22454026315798035592011-12-26T21:18:30.612-05:002011-12-26T21:18:30.612-05:00I have contemplated burning my journals out of a f...I have contemplated burning my journals out of a fearful "what if" moment that will likely never come. What if my husband finds them? What if my boys find them? What if some random stranger breaks into the garage and decides that it's the black footlocker in the rafter he wants and then POOF they are gone forever to be later found on some public domain? I'm just a little paranoid about my writing getting out because I am not the person I was back then. <br />I too love Anne Lamott. I have read and reread all of her books. <br />Hope that you had a great Christmas. Thanks for sharing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14342046781173259778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12581247.post-24141592334631703042011-12-26T21:00:53.031-05:002011-12-26T21:00:53.031-05:00I tried keeping a few journals before, as a child,...I tried keeping a few journals before, as a child, but they never lasted more than a few weeks at a time. I think I didn't see the point of keeping them, if it would only be me reading them. I'm thinking I want to go hunt through my old "personal stuff" boxes and find them, for fun. Also, if I ever do want to 'Write' (with a capital 'w'), I will know who to go to for resources to get me started:)cdnkarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12300104667616840616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12581247.post-44434062440191849462011-12-26T19:05:14.330-05:002011-12-26T19:05:14.330-05:00OMG- didn't you just hate Mindy and the way sh...OMG- didn't you just hate Mindy and the way she manipulated Phillip? (I was so in love with him.)Julie DeMillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17929034148906710834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12581247.post-65935979987145419932011-12-26T11:49:30.079-05:002011-12-26T11:49:30.079-05:00I'm with Michelle-- you are incredibly brave t...I'm with Michelle-- you are incredibly brave to post from your teen years. But on the other hand, your angst sounds SO familiar from my own teen brain. I would not be a teenager again for any amount of money.<br />I wonder if Anne Lamott has any clue how much her words have meant to so many of us. She is a treasure.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468655681800817415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12581247.post-22766852479770931072011-12-26T11:38:31.460-05:002011-12-26T11:38:31.460-05:00You are very brave! I do not believe I'd post...You are very brave! I do not believe I'd post anything I wrote back in my angst filled teen years. Too embarrassing!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05754778263332756663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12581247.post-83260006852420053302011-12-26T09:26:16.385-05:002011-12-26T09:26:16.385-05:00I LOVE Anne Lamott and read anything that she puts...I LOVE Anne Lamott and read anything that she puts out there - and I read Writing Down the Bones years and years ago - it is time to pick it up again .<br />You are fortunate to have saved those journals. Once upon a time I had a collection of journals written between the time I was about 18 and 24. As a result of a breach of trust, I ended up burning them - really a stupid thing to do in retrospect but seemed dramatic and appropriate at the time, I guess. One thing I still have though from that period, is a whole pile of letters written to and from the breacher of said trust. It is embarrassing now to read them so I don't.......Graciewildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00142582724233027386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12581247.post-55450140595467139162011-12-26T00:04:54.454-05:002011-12-26T00:04:54.454-05:00I think finding earlier journals and diaries from ...I think finding earlier journals and diaries from "your young self" is like a treasure trove of wonder. I'm so glad you have this amazing resource. ~ Red Dirt KellyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12581247.post-57327296341926657632011-12-25T23:57:42.180-05:002011-12-25T23:57:42.180-05:00"I wish RR would shut up and put the A-Team o..."I wish RR would shut up and put the A-Team on." Absolutely priceless! What a treasure you have in those old streams of consciousness!TangledLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771682524596744447noreply@blogger.com