Shameless

So, Chile gave me this award, The Shameless Lions Writing Circle Roar for Powerful Words. What a mouthful! And what an honor too, to be thought to produce, on occasion, powerful writing. I rarely see my own writing as powerful. Oh, perhaps there are momentary flashes of brilliance, a keen observation or connection pointed out. But mostly I'm just an every day observer of my life here on the farm. And occasionally I rant on with apocalyptic eschatology. I most often feel self-conscious about the rantings. They aren't really what I'm here about, but I just don't think that people get it. Even the people who do get it, I don't feel like they get it. So thanks! It feels good.

So, I'm supposed to say three things that I think are necessary to create powerful writing. The first one is easy -- have something to say. I find that I'm often distilling when I'm writing, re-writing, asking myself, what is it I'm really trying to say here? But I find that I am interested and held in thrall by people who truly have something to say no matter how they say it -- whether it is long winded or pithy, whether it is well thought out or a ramble, whatever. I think that is true with all art. I like it when people have a way with the language, but again, how to do that runs the gamut. And third I'm choosing to say something that I don't think is powerful -- when you write about someone else.

My next obligation I'm skipping out on. And the first too actually. I should have this graphic with this post but for two things: I would have to figure out how to include it, and it is uglier than h*ll. So nevermind that. I'm also supposed to pass on the award to five more bloggers who's writing I find powerful. Well, I don't want to give out this award to the same folks I gave the last one too and I really haven't added new blogs to my regular reads lately. So part of how I'm using this award is to surf their links!

It is always a funny thing to me, who I choose to read, and who I choose to link to, and who I admire and who I don't. So anyway, I'll be having a fun time surfing and just to let you know, I appreciate all of your sidebars for something to explore on occasion. So keep them up!