Sometimes it's just you. Sometimes the world goes stark and barren. And it's only you. You can romanticize unprovoked onslaughts and enemies and devil tongues taunting. But in the dry silence of dawn you recognize the voice of your accusers. They are regret. They are shame. And they are truth, bare and raw. They are self, in all its nakedness and honesty. And because this twisted mass of reproach and remorse is self, You are committed to love it, if only because it is human. You must love it even more because it is you, and you alone are responsible for it. You cannot recoil in repulsion and disgust or simply leave it to its own - pricked bloody in its writhing against its own thorns, a hazard to any who happen upon it. You must swallow hard against revulsion. You must cradle this thing and hold it, look deep into its darkness and try with all your heart and mind to understand. Then to set it on its feet again, and teach it how to walk in the world; looking not to the prints o...
The Scribe's Sanctuary is a writer's group that meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month at Pleasant Hills Library. The group is a safe space for community members to share and build their writing skills. Each month, the group is given a theme to challenge their creative writing artistry. The writers have the option of submitting these pieces to the Library Board, who reads them and votes on the next blog post. It is a great example of creativity, community, commitment, and collaboration!