You know that feeling we each
have as a little kid that we have magic in us? For me it was a shy and hopeful
feeling that was often supported by loved ones, and other times (sometimes for
very long periods) was buffeted around by what could be a harsh world. But
tonight for some reason, as I get messages from friends and strangers who are
reading my stories, I have this funny feeling that I'm stepping into shoes that fit me,
that my small stories have a place in the world, and that my little bit of
magic, the little bit that we each have in us, is my writing, that it has
always been my writing but I have finally taken the time and effort to do it
with commitment. This is so corny, I know, but it’s a lovely feeling to come
down where I ought to be (as the Quaker hymn puts it) and I can’t help wondering
what everyone’s proper bit of magic is, and I want to urge everyone to find
that thing you were meant to do and go ahead and do it. And if you’re wondering
what it feels like: at the moment it feels like roots growing out of my feet,
going way down deep into the earth.
-- N. West Moss, author of The Subway Stops at Bryant Parkat my little bit of magic, the little bit that we each have in us, is my writing,
that it has always been my writing but I have finally taken the time and effort
to do it with commitment. This is so corny, I know, but it's a lovely feeling
to come down where I ought to be (as the quaker hymn puts it) and i can't help
wondering what everyone's proper bit of magic is, and I want to urge everyone
to find that one thing we were each meant to do, and then go ahead and do it.
And if you're wondering what it feels like, at the moment it feels like roots
growing out of my feet which are going way down deep in the earth.nd that my
little bit of magic, the little bit that we each have in us, is my writing,
that it has always been my writing but I have finally taken the time and effort
to do it with commitment. This is so corny, I know, but it's a lovely feeling
to come down where I ought to be (as the quaker hymn puts it) and i can't help
wondering what everyone's proper bit of magic is, and I want to urge everyone
to find that one thing we were each meant to do, and then go ahead and do it.
And if you're wondering what it feels like, at the moment it feels like roots
growing out of my feet which are going way down deep in the earth. pping into shoes that fit me,
that my small stories have a place in the world, and that my little bit of
magic, the little bit that we each have in us, is my writing, that it has always
been my writing but I have finally taken the time and effort to do it with
commitment. This is so corny, I know, but it's a lovely feeling to come down
where I ought to be (as the quaker hymn puts it) and i can't help wondering
what everyone's proper bit of magic is, and I want to urge everyone to find
that one thing we were each meant to do, and then go ahead and do it. And if
you're wondering what it feels like, at the moment it feels like roots growing
out of my feet which are going way down deep in the earth.pping into shoes that
fit me, that my small stories have a place in the world, and that my little bit
of magic, the little bit that we each have in us, is my writing, that it has
always been my writing but I have finally taken the time and effort to do it
with commitment. This is so corny, I know, but it's a lovely feeling to come
down where I ought to be (as the quaker hymn puts it) and i can't help
wondering what everyone's proper bit of magic is, and I want to urge everyone
to find that one thing we were each meant to do, and then go ahead and do it.
And if you're wondering what it feels like, at the moment it feels like roots
growing out of my feet which are going way down deep in the earth.
