Ernest Hemingway says to write hard about what hurts. He has a point. Write hard, pencil lead furrowing the paper, breaking.
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Or, write fast. Words unchecked. Flowing straight from the fingers onto the page (or screen).
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Blood, then. Like Hemingway. Come to the computer or notebook and bleed.
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If not blood, then rapids. The words are wild; you can’t control them; you ride them, sometimes over a fall, sometimes to a shore.
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Write without hesitation. Square up against the target and strike a blow: one, two, three, a flurry.
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Collapsing. Quiet, like snow falling at two in the morning. When you awaken, the world is still, silent, different, almost unrecognizable. You are still, silent, and almost unrecognizable, too.
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See the beauty in this, in letting your writing become teacher, minister, blessing. Use it to grow upward and outward. Learn to write about what hurts so that you can help, give comfort to another.
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