Hello again!

So I just finished adding my short story "The Conversation We Never Had" to my Midnight Musings collection, and I could not be happier with the result. I started writing that story 2 years ago, and it was such a dynamic piece that I had to take a break for a while before returning to it recently. The hardest part I had with capturing a moment that never happened, was going back in time to something that I felt over 10 years ago, when I was in middle school and met my first love. I didn't just want to capture him, I wanted to capture the nostalgia of our lives, our town, and our youth. It was difficult to bring myself back to who I was and who he was. This story was written about someone who I truly knew, but coming up with a conversation that we never had was slightly difficult. Rather than focusing on the person, I wanted to make sure that the reader would focus on the moment, and allow their senses to be captured with every sight, sound, and emotion. I wanted to share the beauty of a moment rather than focus on the characters involved, and to grasp the immortal truth of the beauty of human connection.

I wanted to capture the beauty of a relationship that not many people get to experience in life, while sharing it intimately and making them feel as though they are part of it. To be fully known by someone is a privilege that we have forgotten in this day and age. We don't meet in person to have conversations enough. We don't spend a lot of time meeting the old-fashioned way. We don't physically write notes anymore, that serve as memorabilia that we can share with our children in the future. Everything is so fast and loud, and "get it right now". My generation was around when flip phones were first invented. I remember the coolest thing was being able to text someone on a regular keyboard without looking down, pressing a number several times to get to the one letter that we needed. Even though it was a pain, I almost miss it. I remember when Myspace was the coolest thing, and you could customize your page and your playlist to match your moods and relationship status.

I liked this time period, because I feel that we were all more connected. If I wanted to see someone, I had to go and see them in person. Spending time with someone in the flesh, and having a conversation is such a beautiful experience that should not be so out of the ordinary. The quality of the time that you spend with that person when they have your undivided attention is so valuable, and I only hope that the generations coming after me will remember or learn how significant these moments are to our survival as the human race. We need each other. We need to be connected, and feel understood, and draw off of each other's thoughts and energies. Without this we cannot survive, and our quality of life will slowly fade.