An autumn haiku :)
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I haven't been writing much the last couple of weeks. I live seasonally, and autumn for me is a time for contraction, not expansion. I take stock and gather my nuts, so to speak. During the last spring I had thrown myself somewhat too enthousiastically into all things Instagram, but I couldn't keep up the pace. Now I'm taking some time to reassess, making sure I don't veer of the path I want to go down.
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I have also taken on extra voluntary work at my local library. Voluntary work is a training ground for me, a chance to increase my ability to spend time in a working environment while managing the symptoms of my illness (ME/CFS). I hope to be able to get a part-time job in the future, if my illness allows it! But spending this extra physical energy comes at a cost. My mental energy and ability to think and write is being affected. Hopefully that will improve when my body gradually gets used to the increased activity.
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When I'm not writing, I'm reading about writing, as you may have seen in my stories a couple of days ago. But I have made some very brief notes: a few ideas for poems, possible a flash or two, and I've had a couple of false starts!
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Luckily, there's always the haiku. As soon as the typical ME brain fog lifts even a little, it's my go-to form and it gives me hope that other writing will follow :)
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