Magic

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.