Why...

I spent a lot of time this summer immersed in writing.  It resulted in a few pieces I felt were polished and two publications.  As a professor and new administrator, work and life have swallowed me whole and I have not been giving time to my writing.  I compose when I'm jogging.  I compose in the shower.  I compose in the car.  But, nothing is making it on to paper or screen.  I miss it.  I have so many thoughts and ideas rolling around in my head and heart.  My writings are poised for takeoff but they have been grounded due to crazy weather.  It's time for them to take flight.  It's also time for them to have a place to land.  The public nature of a blog has a sort of accountability for me.  As a co-director of a Writing Project site I also think it is important that I lead by example and lay bare my thoughts and drafts and allow myself to be transparent and vulnerable in my writing endeavors.  So, here you will begin to find some of my musings put into text on a screen.  Of course, my husband is an aircraft mechanic who reminds me that the most dangerous part of a flight is the takeoff and landing.  I expect my share of incidents as I train my pilot/writer self.  But, I also hope for some smooth flying along the way.  Thanks for coming along.