On Not Completing the AtoZ Challenge

I have no idea what is today’s letter is for the A to Z writing challenge.  I made it to letter I, and then stopped. Life got in the way, and then it was hard to find a way back in. Thinking about it made me feel a bit panicky, so I avoided WordPress altogether. I even stopped reading other people’s posts.

But, for whatever reason, the aversion has passed.  This post is not about dwelling on how I didn’t complete the challenge, because bemoaning my (not) writing is counterproductive.  April was a busy month. I had a lot of papers to finish for grad school. And maybe blogging every day is always going to be too much for me, regardless of what else is going on.  Maybe I need more realistic blogging goals.  This blog is still a work-in-progress. And I’m here today, and that feels good.

It’s a Friday morning in spring, and the pink buds have popped on the apple tree outside my window. The chickadees are at the birdfeeder. I’m reading a good book, and making daily progress on a long-languishing academic article. Tonight, I’m going to hear to Barry Lopez speak at the Tattered Cover.  All of that feels good, too.