All my life I have had a very crisp, clear answer when I was asked what I did.
“I’m a lawyer. A criminal defence lawyer.”
“I’m a broadcaster, a radio morning show co-host.”
Even in self deprecating moments, I was crisp and clear.
“I’m a blustering blowhard.”
I have some very exciting news to tell you about. I’ve launched a new website. I thought it was time to put all of my writing content in one place but I wanted to keep it simple for my subscribers. So I have.
Like every storyteller every, I am regularly accused of exaggerating.
And I say,
“Yes, I exaggerate. A thousand times yes!”
The fact is we learn how to exaggerate from our mothers.
“I’ve told you a million times, not to do that!”
“Do you wanna punk? Do you really want to” and then with the target steadfastly mute, non responsive, I went full Defcon 1 on it’s sorry ass.
“Go ahead, make my day!”
And I filled it with burning lead.
“Perhaps we should call it a day.”
“Let me tell you about a murder trial I did in Whitehorse a few years back”
You show me the dinner guest that can resist that invitation.
I began,
“There she was naked on the bed. Dead.”
And with that my wife stood up at the head of the table and said …
“She looked as if she had been poured into her clothes and had forgotten to say “when”. ”
PG Wodehouse
So a nod to the mythological bird or you live in Arizone?” They both laughed.
“We have named all of our boats ‘Phoenix RIsing’. It symbolizes new beginnings, a fresh start.” Miriam said. She gave a quick glance at Bob. as she spoke. We all have stories, We all have fascinating stories, and these two I have no doubt are no exception.
Turns out a Resting Bitch Face is a real thing. Seems the facial muscles that held up my beautiful face through my 75 years have lost some of their elasticity, their tone. Yeah sure, I’ll add that to my freakin’ list! Add in a touch of gravity, eh voilà, my Resting Bitch Face.
Writing for profit is a fool’s game. I don’t, I write for myself. Some of my writing is profound, some is important, but most of it is neither of those two things. I am at my best as an observational humourist, filtering the mundane through the ‘amusing’ lens and writing.
David Sedaris is a great American observational humourist and he has unknowingly guided me as I spelunked my way through many a dark, confusing writing tunnel. He taught me to stop worrying about inspiration. He says that human beings are very funny, hilarious at times. The knack he says is to get better at seeing it. He is right, if I have grown as a writer it is because I am better now at ‘seeing’ us as we are, simple and complex, shallow and profound, tragic and hilarious. We are endlessly fascinating, a never ending source of writing inspiration.
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