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Dear Reader,
Remember the old joke..."What's black and white and read all over?" And of course the answer is: the newspaper.
Well, after the other day, my version of that riddle is, "What's black and white and read all over my neighborhood?" The answer is: my column.
I was sitting on my porch, working on some columns--writing them out long hand--when the phone rang. I went inside to answer it, got involved in a conversation, and completely forgot about the papers I'd left outside. By the time I remembered, it was too late. My papers had blown all over the neighborhood.
I found a few of them, but I was furious with myself, because a lot of the material was going to be tough to rewrite. Things are "not" always easier the second time around.
The more I got to thinking about my "works-in-progress" roaming around the neighborhood, the more awkward and uncomfortable I felt. Because most of the stuff I'd written was in the first draft stage, and my first drafts--well, they're usually pretty crappy.
And I guess my neighbor agreed, because when he returned some of my papers to me later that evening he commented, "I'm pretty sure these are yours. I couldn't help but read them. This one is really good, but the rest of them, personally I think they need a little work."
Everyone's a critic!
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com
www.DearReader.com
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