The bit at the start where you encourage the trainee nurse to have another go at using you as a pin cushion was amazing. It was so funny and well written. I mean, the whole piece was really well written you are so good at zeroing in on each detail of an event in way that makes your stories feel super complete.
It was also interesting to me that you said you took notes of the events so you could write the piece, do you do that a lot?
I’ve only taken notes for a few of the pieces I’ve written — when I’ve had the foresight to do so — and they’ve been really helpful to flesh things out, but yeah, I don’t do it enough.
🥰 Thank you, Michael. I’m so glad the detail makes it, not weighs it down. I often have to cut a lot and make myself sum stuff up so that is always a relief, esp with these long pieces.
Oh yes, knowing what was probably coming down the pipe…very important to introduce ME before they have to deal with The Beast.
And yes. Before TBI I was a downright precision memorization machine. I have crib memories, high chair memories. Stuff from before 2000 is still clear as yesterday. But afterwards…I’ve learned the hard way that if I want to write about an event in detail, I have to at least jot down the sequence. Otherwise… *thfew thfew thfewww* off it will flutter, never to be seen or heard from again. So it’s just become habit to text myself all day when symptoms or important events happen, then collect them all with my journaling.
With all this medical crap, I’ve found it’s crucial for being able to advocate for myself to get proper treatment, and to figure it out myself when the system fails me. Plus I was trying to tax my brain for this test, so I made myself do it even when I just wanted to sleep. It’s a pain, but worth it as a writer. Crucial as a disabled memoir writer with memory issues. 🤪
Thank you for being here, and being so active and encouraging. I know you personally get a bunch of my stuff. Which is an extra bonus, even if we’d never wish for more members in certain of our clubs. 🤣🙃🤣
I wonder what that would look like in art... like sketching. Or painting. Pottery?
🔥👹😈👹😈👹🤪 prolly like that.
Maybe! Could be a cool new way to express it in a way others can visualize. Since art provokes an emotional response and humans are visual critters...
Totally. Somebody else will have to do it though. Those are not my skillz. 🙃
The bit at the start where you encourage the trainee nurse to have another go at using you as a pin cushion was amazing. It was so funny and well written. I mean, the whole piece was really well written you are so good at zeroing in on each detail of an event in way that makes your stories feel super complete.
It was also interesting to me that you said you took notes of the events so you could write the piece, do you do that a lot?
I’ve only taken notes for a few of the pieces I’ve written — when I’ve had the foresight to do so — and they’ve been really helpful to flesh things out, but yeah, I don’t do it enough.
🥰 Thank you, Michael. I’m so glad the detail makes it, not weighs it down. I often have to cut a lot and make myself sum stuff up so that is always a relief, esp with these long pieces.
Oh yes, knowing what was probably coming down the pipe…very important to introduce ME before they have to deal with The Beast.
And yes. Before TBI I was a downright precision memorization machine. I have crib memories, high chair memories. Stuff from before 2000 is still clear as yesterday. But afterwards…I’ve learned the hard way that if I want to write about an event in detail, I have to at least jot down the sequence. Otherwise… *thfew thfew thfewww* off it will flutter, never to be seen or heard from again. So it’s just become habit to text myself all day when symptoms or important events happen, then collect them all with my journaling.
With all this medical crap, I’ve found it’s crucial for being able to advocate for myself to get proper treatment, and to figure it out myself when the system fails me. Plus I was trying to tax my brain for this test, so I made myself do it even when I just wanted to sleep. It’s a pain, but worth it as a writer. Crucial as a disabled memoir writer with memory issues. 🤪
Thank you for being here, and being so active and encouraging. I know you personally get a bunch of my stuff. Which is an extra bonus, even if we’d never wish for more members in certain of our clubs. 🤣🙃🤣