Fourth of July

[shiredancer]

Fireworks are just so fucking splendid. We trundled ourselves to the beach tonight, after a dreary, fog-ridden day (not unusual for summer in Santa Barbara), hauling our chairs and blankets and -- guilty pleasure -- KFC for dinner. My sister hooted and hollered over every explosion, my daughter complained about the noise, my husband kept up a running commentary... and I sat in open-mouthed silence, which is typical of how I like to enjoy such things. I found myself wishing I could be there all alone, just once, but I really wouldn't trade any of them

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fireworks and writing, but not at the same time

[anneheart.livejournal.com]

Hey! I'm kinda deathly afraid of fireworks! Pretty from a distance, but not close up. I live near a casino (well, two actually; the joys of living in southeastern CT) which has fireworks every Wednesday during the summer. We can't see them from my house, which is for the best, I guess.

I write - have for as long as I can remember - but not fanfic. I guess I'm more comfortable with my own characters. Have been working on a story that I might post in my LJ - have been threatening to, anyway - but am waiting for friends to finish reviewing the parts I've sent out.

I think one of the best things about livejournal is the number of people writing - fanfic or poetry or whatever. Writing and enjoying it and sharing it. If only I could get my students to be so eager.

Good luck with the writing!

Re: fireworks and writing, but not at the same time

[shiredancer.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the encouragement, and I feel your fireworks pain! I'll watch for any writing that you post, and I'll keep trying.