To write or not to write

Someone once told me I should write.

Personaly I dont think I am a very good writer. Talking I am good with, but writing is usually a disaster. My spelling, grammer and punctuation are horrible and the modified hunt and peck that I call typing makes the whole process a living nightmare. I write the way I talk and the way I talk is not the way things should properly be written (I think that is the case with most people).


My college entrance application required an a essay on any given topic. At the time I didn't have a vague idea what to write about and I already knew at that age that my penmanship was already a nightmare. But I went ahead and wrote about a social interaction that was part of my school life. The Basketball Wild Bunch. I don't remember the details or what I was trying to convey, but I wrote it in my tone and style. I handed it to my literature teacher to have her edit it for me so that I dint look like a complete idiot. She corrected a few spelling errors (this was before the days of F7 and auto correction), but left everything else as it was. I was a little shocked, but she explained to me that the way I wrote the essay was an extension of who I am and reflected my personality and character.

A few months after I was accepted to college I attended a lunch-in that was held for new students to mingle with  local existing students, alumni and faculty. One of the faculty members that was present was also on the application committee. Somewhere the conversation came around to the essays that are submitted. To my surprise he recalled my essay and even remembered some of the details. I was shocked. He told me that my essay was memorable because it was different and stood out among the normal styled essays. I felt pretty good that day and related the story to my literature teacher and many of my friends. I believe certain friend who went on to be a High School guidance counselor even uses it from time to time. (Thanks BP!)

All that being said sometimes I have thoughts that I want to write down and maybe reflect on later or random ideas that spawn from a dream. Or just wackiness that I just think is interesting. I don't think many will read these rambling introspections, but for those that do... thanks for reading.