I came across a pretty interesting website the other day. It’s called Figment it describes itself thusly:
Figment is a community where you can share your writing, connect with other people who love to read, and discover new stories and authors. (In a nutshell.)
Sounds pretty cool to me and so of course I did what I always do when I come across something on the web, I drop what I’m doing and sign up for said thing. It’s a sickness, I know. However, it did inspire me to write a short story. You can view that story here: Build it to the Sun.
Let me know what you think over there. However, if that’s too much of a pain let me know and I’ll post the story back over here.
Happy New Year!
That was utterly and completely lovely, Paul. And boy, can I ever identify with the blurring between the virtual and the present, distraction versus true connection.
Thank you so much for sharing this. Now I’m going to go *look* in on my kids.
Thank you Sarah! I am sad to say I am guilty of this quite often.
Thank you so much for reading.
I liked this a lot, man. You captured a snapshot of what its like to see the world through a kid’s eyes; so simple yet so beautiful. And i’m glad Ashley saw it too. Well done!
Thank you Thomas. This one was a lot of fun to write.
I loved it! Wouldn’t it be fun to be able to think like a kid again?
Thank you Susan. It would be nice to think like a kid again. In fact, I’d really like the optimism I had as a child to return.
That was beautiful, Paul. So well written on so many levels. I’m so glad I took a break and stopped by the blog again. I need to do that much more often!
Thank you Heidi
This is one of those few times I had the idea and was able to express it just how I wanted.
I had taken a long hiatus on the blog (because I wasn’t doing anything), so you probably haven’t missed too much.
Paul