About a month ago, I woke up from a dream only to realize that the dream had been my life for the last year.
The dream was of me, newly graduated from an MA program in English, teaching college freshmen about writing.
It looked nice: I was making enough money to support my weekly Target habit, talking about writing (which I love), and actually reaching people who would usually rather double tap a picture than have a real conversation.
The dream even felt nice.
Sure, it wasn't exactly what I had planned to do while I was in graduate school (I had always considered myself as a writer first and foremost), but practicality set in and I realized that I was in need of paying back my student loans (which I deferred, but at least I get to go to Target whenever I want).
So, in the last year, I talked about other people's writing rather than write anything of my own.
And I really, truly liked it.
But this summer, I decided not to teach. I traveled. I slept. I read 7 books.
I hit reset.
And in doing so, I somehow woke myself up from a dream.
Being awake feels invigorating and scary. Invigorating because I feel focused once again on writing and making myself a better writer (which is why this blog exists). Scary because I know that changes are bound to come, and I'm not sure what those changes look like for the dream I was having.
The only thing I'm certain of is that the writing bug has bitten me again, and now instead of dreaming, I lie awake with excitement and angst, itching to get all of my ideas out and better my abilities.
I guess this is my attempt to do so.
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