stephanie-stonemerrick
American
I'm the mother of 5 and I'm returning to school this fall. About a year ago I embarked on the idea of writing a novel, something I've always wanted to do but never tried. I have written 10 chapters but am taking a break for the summer to make time for my kids. Poetry is my 1st love, although that too had fallen to the wayside for awhile. It's funny how things that make me feel the freest also make me feel the most insecure. Writing, motherhood, being a student...all of these things test me, tempt me, fulfill me, rock me and shape me. But without a shadow of a doubt they also scare the hell out of me. I have a difficult time exposing myself to public opinion, I'm probably not alone in that. To open myself up, tells me I have made progress. I hope to learn about things I've never heard of and read things that blow me away and take things from others that change my views and give me reason to challenge myself.
