Things I Forgot....

I love my gorgeous silver hair!

I lost track of lots of things over the last year and a half.

- I forgot that the world is really big

- I forgot how much fun it is to "play" with people in person.

- I forgot that hearing a room full of adults who have no connection to storytelling not only fall in love with it, but be transported by it is like jumping over the moon.

- I forgot that I really, desperately need to have physical contact with other storytellers. 

- I forgot that I really, desperately need to have physical contact with other writers.

Stenciled on the crosswalks!

- I forgot how much this work is like my blood. Without it...

- I have missed being transported while I sit with others
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- I have missed being with people who work in story who are not storytellers!

- I have missed being...well...plugged into life.

I'm in Florida  at the NCSL - The National Conference of State Legislatures

I was on a panel with Dr. Ben Sawyer

I don't remember the world being this big.

I don't remember the world being this small.

I don't remember ever wanting to weep simply at the fullness of being alive.

I Ubered for the first time.

I spoke to legislators about the power of story.

The room turned out not to be big enough!

The world is still spinning and we still have a chance to make it a place we can all share.

Today, I spent an hour with Republicans and Democrats who came to listen to Ben Sawyer and I talk about stories. 

I told a roomful of lawmakers they better not think about cutting funds to libraries.

I told a roomful of lawmakers that I wasn't less of an American because I like fancy cheese.

We laughed, listened, and shared ourselves for an hour and nobody have a damn where we were from, what our history was or how we got there. We were all Americans and we were all there to find ways to go forward. 

I love stories. At least I didn't forget that.

I also love trying fancy new food at shishi restaurants! I didn't forget that either!

Scallops and Shrimp from Anchor and Brine. This was soo good!

Happy Living to Tell -