In the last month or so, I've felt a desire to resume my writing. Maybe because I've found a new "soapbox issue" that isn't strictly related to politics, or maybe I've tired of sharing my thoughts via Facebook updates. In any case, I'm looking forward to flexing a part of my brain that's grown a little flabby since my last foray into published work.
I have no idea what, if any, theme I'll adopt. My most interesting and successful work to date has usually also been funny. I think that's because my writing has functioned as a much-needed outlet for my sarcasm that shields me from the risks of sharing verbally. I've learned over the last few years that no matter how humorous you are, being typecast as the caustic one is not beneficial professionally. I also found this lesson rather ironic because while I'm actually pretty positive and upbeat, sarcastic comments made at work lead others to portray you as negative. I'm just trying to be funny, folks...so I suppose that's where I'll start, and where I suspect much of what I write will concern. But I want to share who I am, and so much of that has been shaped by where I come from: the Magnolia state of Mississippi. I wish we had a song in the vein of "My Old Kentucky Home" or "Deep in the Heart of Texas" or "Sweet Home Alabama" to hum when I get homesick (hell, I'd settle for something like "California Girls"). As it is, I'll muse.
