This is dedicated to this crazy world....

Recently, (and by recently, I mean in the last ten minutes….) I have been inspired by a range of influences, who have reminded me of the joys of… writing!  

These include:

http://lunafinula.com 

http://indieberries.blogspot.com and her awesome new sponsors

Caitlin Moran and her new book 'Moranthology'

Dr. Suess

and Salticrax salted crackers.

Also, the entire crazy population of Mzuzu town.

It has been so long since I posted anything on here, god only knows if anyone actually still reads it.  But perhaps this is for the best.  Writing is, and I believe should be, something that is done for myself.  Perhaps that is selfish of me, but it is something that I enjoy. Something that flows naturally when the time is right.  Once there is an expectation of output, and knowledge that people will be reading my ramblings, a sort of self-consciousness seems to seep in.  And with that feeling comes hesitation, awkwardness, and dishonesty. 

But the above people have reminded me why I love writing, and, well, does it matter whether you like it or not? 

So I may be back more consistently from now on…  or maybe not! 

On this lovely lazy Saturday morning, I would like to thank Caitlin Moran and her new book ‘Moranthology’ for bringing me this quote, and reminding me to watch out for all the giggle-worthy things that occur in a day, and then to share them.

“This book is a collection of how brilliant the world often is….However many terrible, rankling, peeve-inducing things may occur, there are always libraries.  And rain-falling-on-sea.  And the Moon. And love. There is always something to look back on, with satisfaction, or forward to, with joy. There is always a moment where you boggle at the world – at yourself – at the whole, unlikely, precarious business of being alive – and then start laughing.”

(This quote is followed by a typical, hilariously self-depreciating Moran style paragraph, but you will just have to go out and buy the book in order to enjoy that bit!)

So begins the next chapter in this blog.  I can promise nothing, except that it will be terribly inconsistent, and range wildly between anger and frustration at the state of this crazy world, and wonder at the beauty of earth and its creatures. 

Enjoy! 

Or not… whatever….  :)

(Also, as I read through this, I realized the horrific number of connectives I use to start sentences in my own writing.  After just delivering a lesson on NOT using ‘and’ or ‘but’ to begin a sentence, the hypocrisy of my life is almost too much to bear!  Ah well…  I have graduated from primary school….  I reserve the right to use terrible grammar all I like!   And also, to never, ever use cursive writing! Or edit my work! Yay for being an adult! )