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I’ll Do It Shortly…..#SoCS for March 11, 2017

Posted on by shanjeniah

I’ve had a lifelong habit of practicing the opposite of brevity. My stories, verbal or written, were long. Maybe that’s because the words they were made out of tended to be long, too.

But, as the years I’ve lived grow longer, and I’ve got maybe fewer years ahead than I might like, as my life is filled with dreams and children and ….well, living.

And, in the process, I’m learning how to be brief.

At least sometimes. At least for some things.

Shorter stories. Shorter posts. Sometimes, shorter workouts.

This post, too.

I’m keeping it short, because there’s life to live.

See you all next week, and may the living you do hold more sunlight than shadows.

This very short post is a part of Linda G. Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday, where this week’s prompt is “short,” used however we want. Find the rules of engagement here, and take a dip in the stream here.

And a very short song, to cap things off.

 

 

Author:

I am myself. I own my life, and live with three other people who own theirs. My intention is to do only those things that bring me joy, and to give myself wholly to those things I do. Writing has been my passion throughout my life, and this will become the home for my writing life...because it brings me great joy!

4 thoughts on “I’ll Do It Shortly…..#SoCS for March 11, 2017”

    1. I used to have the same problem, but playing with very short stories, like 100 word drabbles and Twitter fiction (140 characters, including spaces!) have helped a lot! I still tend to be wordy, but I can rein myself in a little when I know I’m using a short form.
      Something that’s helped is to do a series of very short pieces that are a serial, or tie into one another in some way. It gives me the feeling that I can carry the story forward later, so I can crystallize a single moment into a tiny dewdrop or gem.
      Sorry I took so long to get back to you! I was writing!
      Slices of an Unschooling Life@shanjeniahIndie Writer, Mom-in-Chief, and Joyful Learning Facilitator<a href="http://shanjeniahslovelychaos.com/lovely-chaos-blog/2017/3/19/slices-of-an-unschooling-life-a-mindful-monday-atozchallenge-theme-reveal ">Shan Jeniah’s Lovely Chaos</a>

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