Day 2 of 90: Yours is no disgrace.

2nd assignment:  Writing with my senses.

Writing with all senses:  seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, feeling and/or thinking. 

Even though the exercise asked me to write using two of the memories from my first assignment.  I found I had more than enough stimulation with my friend’s wonderful tales from age 12 and her  memory of her first job:  Working at a gun range. 

The brief and gruff noises of the shooters causing her to react immediately into action; the exhilaration of launching clay pigeons by hand and her nose feeling warm from the gun smoke in the air.  The feel of her fingertips as she ran her hands through grass for broken clay pieces and shot gun shells.  And the amazing feeling of earning $20 dollars for a hard day’s work. 

I can embellish away with a memory like that.  With that twenty, she first goes to the small town’s gas station and gets a double-scoop of chocolate-chip ice cream.  Then she sees a Life magazine on the rack with ballet dancers on the cover.  She licks her cone and stares at the cover of the magazine…knowing.  That’s what she’s supposed to be.

So I completed my first two assignments with help from an awesome friend. 

What I learned:  Even though we may not like our childhood memories, we shouldn't let that stand in the way of meeting our goals.  If you don’t like your own find someone willing to share their memories. 

Thank you my friend.