'Publication – is the Auction
Of the Mind'
Once I thought it was important for my words to fall on paper. I toiled and foiled wondering what was important. Alice, Wonderland, potions and cakes. But when it was written down - held in my hands - I realised how wrong it felt. It was a (mis)adventure - not a life.
Perhaps it is true - publication - is the auction of the mind
Now I enjoy trying new sentences and words. Making my world a little bigger. More connected to the ‘real’ world. It is like dipping a toe in a hot bath. A little uncertain. A little scared. But it feels like a future.
It doesn’t concern me now what is written down. What is read. Now it is more like playing. Discovering more. Alone or in company. That to me feels complete. Like waiting for the sun to rise. Or the birds to sing.
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7 responses to “Words”
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Thank you for sharing your writing process, Jae. I’ve been surprised by the wide variation of perspectives on it.
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Thank you Lisa
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You are welcome.
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Many of us begin our adult writing with specific themes or forms in mind, Jae – you were enamoured with Alice, and everything I wrote turned into a sonnet – they still pop out from time to time. It is indeed liberating to try new sentences and words.
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i”s like dipping a toe in a hot bath.”
Nice one Jae.
Thank you for dropping by my blog
much love
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Love your perspective on this. Writing has always been very cathartic for me. That is the main reason I do it, I think. Sharing it with others, the possibility of it also being healing for them, is a bonus.
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Thank you kindly Melissa
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JAE ROSE 
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