Monday, August 21, 2006
On Creativity (and a brief “Thank You”)
Okay, first, the truth. I can’t stand coming here and seeing that same picture and entry at the top of the blog, so I’ve got to post something. Anything.
Some combination of Jo’s amazing ability to blog through thick and thin, while she writes a novel and paints and deals with her family, and Keith’s overlong hiatus from regular blog-length storytelling and Zellar’s unbelievable ability to put out new creative writing every few days (as well as all the others I read who I didn’t name not because I don’t think about you too, but because this sentence has to end at some point) has gotten me thinking about creativity and writing and art and life.
And, as always, it has me feeling jealous.
I write like I live. Straightforward. Without layers. I can write you a damn good persuasive argument. Sometimes I manage to tell a funny story. But that’s about it. When it comes to creativity, I’m a consumer, not a contributor.
No. This isn’t a not-so-veiled cry for y’all to tell me how great I am. I know I’m not great. I don’t even begin to aspire to write anything of value.
I guess what I’m really saying is, I’m really honored and humbled to hang out with y’all (and by “y’all” I mean everyone on the list of “scriner’s sites” over on Scrine). I wish you all all the best as you use that incredible gift you all have. I hope you will keep me around as foil… or fool, or just plain ol’ ‘mouse.
Thanks.