I am a tweaker.
I go over things, I edit, I rewrite. It’s probably why I don’t write enough and drive myself crazy. But today, thanks to The Walmart Gourmet who turned me on to all.things.fadra, I’m doing “Stream of Consciousness Sunday.” Write for five minutes, don’t edit, hit publish.
So here are my thoughts today, September 11th, 2011.
I was telling my husband the other night that it’s so strange what our minds end up remembering. I was sitting there, at the time, watching a Tom Brokaw special on 911, and of course memories came rushing back. Funny how there were so few that stuck out before then.
I remember the phone call. We were still in bed on the west coast. My mother called and frantically told us to turn on the television. We sat in be and watched the second plane hit. I don’t really ever remember thinking that it was just an “accident.” I’m sure at some point before then, I did. I hope I did.
I remember the people jumping. And I remember, quite vividly, two people jumping together. There were so many stories that sprang into my head at that moment. I turned to my husband, burst into tears, started hyperventilating, and asked, “What is happening?”
And, although it wasn’t on the actual day, I remember a young reporter, standing in the middle of a crowd of people who were hanging flyers and searching for loved ones. She finished her piece and then broke down. Not a lot. But enough. Her face said it all. For everyone.
So, this was my five minute Stream of Consciousness Sunday post. It’s five minutes of your time and a brain dump. Want to try it? Here are the rules…
•Set a timer and write for 5 minutes only.
•Write an intro to the post if you want but don’t edit the post. No proofreading or spellchecking. This is writing in the raw.
•Publish it somewhere. Anywhere. The back door to your blog if you want. But make it accessible.
•Add the Stream of Consciousness Sunday badge to your post.
•Link up your post below.
•Visit your fellow bloggers and show some love.
Now…
1. Grab the button (it’s over sidebar at Fadra’s Place)
2. Write your post.
3. Link up here.
Tammy Soong is a writer, wife, and mom from Reno, Nevada. She takes an absurd amount of pain medication, but not enough to have actually named her children "Newt" and "Elfie." She spends most days stressing out over clutter, writing stuff for this place, and working on podcasts with her gal pals, the Blogging Betties.
I was thinking of you yesterday. I was thinking of you all. x
Thanks miss. Honestly, with all of the other terrible terrorist acts that have occurred all over the world, sometimes I feel like we're being a little self-indulgent with all of this. But then I think, that's like saying a person is being self-indulgent for mourning the passing of their own family member just because other people have died. I guess I just wish as a country, we were a little better about sending condolences. Especially now that we actually know how it feels to be in these shoes.
(((hugs)))
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