This little post makes me feel seen. I, too, have a long track record of short-lived (and very interesting!) jobs. Now a new thought: what if that's not a flaw, but something necessary in the way I walk through life? "What’s definitive is this: if there is a common thread running through my life - all my life - it’s story. Story is how I live my life."
That sentence,"Writing is what lets me take my fragments and turn them into a story..." You've beautifully captured what I love about your writing and inspired me to continue to take my oh so many fragments and turn them into something resembling a story. Thank you for sharing this amazing work of yours. I am so glad you are both a writer and teacher, and so much more.
This, too, is the longest job I’ve ever had. 😉 What a joy to write alongside you for ten whole years, Callie. You’ve taught me so much about story, about craft, and about not wrapping things up in a bow. Even within C+C, you’ve been both a writer and a teacher to so many of us. ❤️ love you dearly!!!
Just read the ground beef essay and it was so cool to read something you wrote 10 years ago! You've inspired me to go right to the beginning of the C+C blog and read all the essays before they disappear one day!
This little post makes me feel seen. I, too, have a long track record of short-lived (and very interesting!) jobs. Now a new thought: what if that's not a flaw, but something necessary in the way I walk through life? "What’s definitive is this: if there is a common thread running through my life - all my life - it’s story. Story is how I live my life."
I'm so glad I'm in good company. Thank you, Rebecca.
That sentence,"Writing is what lets me take my fragments and turn them into a story..." You've beautifully captured what I love about your writing and inspired me to continue to take my oh so many fragments and turn them into something resembling a story. Thank you for sharing this amazing work of yours. I am so glad you are both a writer and teacher, and so much more.
Wow. Thank you so much, Crystal. What kind words. Thank you for taking the time to write.
"Story is how I live my life."
Nailed it again, Callie:)
Thank you, Katie.
I love your writing, Callie! I have loved reading your C+C essays for so many years and have loved the opportunity to learn from you in workshops!
Thank you so much, Laura. It's been an honor to read and write alongside you all these years.
This, too, is the longest job I’ve ever had. 😉 What a joy to write alongside you for ten whole years, Callie. You’ve taught me so much about story, about craft, and about not wrapping things up in a bow. Even within C+C, you’ve been both a writer and a teacher to so many of us. ❤️ love you dearly!!!
The feeling is so very mutual. Ashlee. Thank you.
Just read the ground beef essay and it was so cool to read something you wrote 10 years ago! You've inspired me to go right to the beginning of the C+C blog and read all the essays before they disappear one day!
Thanks for reading that one! That was a fun piece to write.
And thank you so much for your kind words. They inspiring ME! :)
So glad I found you through C+C! And that you've stayed! :)
And I'm so glad I found you through C+C, and that you're still writing. We need your stories.
It is hard to be so many things at once.
In Jesus' Name, Amen.
My last job, I stayed for four years and that was my world record! I hear ya on getting bored fast and having so many things we want to do!
Right? It's a real struggle!