Saturday, November 1, 2008

for sake of auld lang syne

i dreamt about my grandmother last night. she showed up at the halloween "evening with the Other Side" laura and i went to, facilitated by our friend jess steinman. she said... thank you. in my dream, she seemed pleased i'd taken the kitchen cupboard. it's important you take all these things, nanny dear, she said. but what she wanted to give me weren't things, exactly... they were piles and piles of paper, old yellowing sheaves covered in slanted writing. i think they were stories.

something about this year feels different.

yesterday, the renovations were finished. joe and mike drove away, four months to the day they first arrived. yesterday, i cleaned my writing room as if in preparation for the most honored guests. the space feels fresher, lighter, spare and clean as the freshly bare branches of the birches outside my window.

today i begin NaNoWriMo. to others on the journey, i say, strength to your sword arms, sisters ;).

and furthermore, the war must end. blessed be.

3 comments:

The Skinny B said...

I too had dreams last night. Some awful nightmares and some of my Grandmother. it is a bright new year. I am excited.

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on your completed renovations! This week the elections and NaNoiWriMo have finally come. It promises to be an interesting month.

Unknown said...

What a lovely writing room. All your hard work is paying off.