Les Semaines May 1, 2011: Hooray, Hooray, The First of May

[neile]

My mother taught me a rhyme about the first of May that I cannot repeat in polite company,1 but which I always think of all day on the first of May. Which might not be such a good idea when the day is accompanied by a board meeting, but so go the coincidences of timing. I think I managed not to embarrass myself. I waited until we were outside going

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[sartorias]

I love naps. I think they are good for some. Even a ten minute nap can turn a soggy afternoon into productivity!

[neile]

The short ones like that are great! It's the ones where I sleep too long and take too long to wake from that bother me.

My mother is a great 10-minute napper. That's something I wish I'd learned from her, as well as the rhyme!

[silme]

Joanna Russ is why I moved to Colorado. She was teaching creative writing in Boulder in the '70s and I loved her work. I applied. I was accepted. By the time I got there, she was on sabbatical, and then she moved to Washington.

I blame her for my love of Colorado, though, and I still love her work. Her death is a major loss.

[neile]

Wow! I knew we had speculative fiction and musical interests in common. I didn't know we had the creative writing thing (and Joanna Russ) too.

I'm sorry you never got to work with her, but I'm glad you found a place you loved out of it.

[silme]

Unfortunately, I fear my creative writing days are over -- at least until retirement. I've not had much nor time for it for years, alas. I wish! :(

My first teaching job did allow me some time to write, and I did try then. However, I never got as far as publishing anything, and all I've written in more recent years are book, CD and gig reviews.