Writers’ Pantry #90: Why Do You Write and Share?

I have spent a lot of time, these few days, pondering the reasons why I write and share my words online, and in this community specifically. Had I been asked the same question a few years ago, I would’ve probably said that I wrote and shared my inked thoughts online in an effort to hone my craft. That used to be true, and it still is at some level. But at the moment, it would be more accurate to say that I write and share and read what others share because I enjoy the sense of community the activity brings.

Some years ago, my immune system started keeping me from going outside as often as I wanted. These days, the pandemic keeps the whole world from going outside as much as anyone might want. These facts have affected what I write and share and my reasons for doing so. I went from always sharing fiction, even in my poetry, to mostly writing poetry and prose about my daily life and my observations of the world. When I write, I feel like I am having a conversation with a room full of friends. I will always write my beloved dark stories, which I hope to publish someday. But on my blog and on Instagram, my reasons for writing and sharing involve the spreading of hope, friendship, and community.

What about you, dear poets and storytellers, why do you write and share?

Now, the Pantry is open! Share prose or poetry. Let your contributions be new or old, short or longish (if going for prose, the word count should be 369 words or fewer). One link per participant, please. Visit other writers. Comment on their words. Be community.

- for next Wednesday, Rommy would like us to take our inspiration from the quote “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers”, the word October, or from autumn in general.

photo by Shane Rounce, on Unsplash

Writers’ Pantry #26: “You can make anything by writing”

Greetings, poets and storytellers. Welcome to another Writers’ Pantry, where everyone is invited to share prose or poetry that is new or old, short or long (if going for prose, the wordcount should be 369 words or fewer). I hope you are well and that your muse is inspired. And yes, the state of the world is extra complicated at the moment. But we still have words, and words can always brew hope.

The Pantry stays open for a week. Feed the direct link to your contribution to Mr. Linky, one entry per participant. Visit other writers. Let them know what their words do for you.

Announcements and Reminders:

- in her latest Wild Fridays: Thought Provokers, Rosemary shares the poems “You Are Who I Love” by Aracelis Girmay and “I Don’t Know What Will Kill Us First: The Race War or What We’ve Done to the Earth” by Fatimah Asghar, and offers commentary which addresses current events and discusses where Poets and Storytellers United stands when it comes to the matter. If you missed it, do follow the link and join the conversation.

- for the next Weekly Scribblings, Sanaa wishes us “to write while inspired by pavement.” We can use the word as a metaphor, in a phrase, as an idiom, imagery…

Let’s say safe. Let’s do our best to stay healthy. Let’s stay writing.

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