I loved the Alice in Wonderland story as a child—later, too, but it was ALIVE for me as a child. So much so that when someone (it’s best I don’t remember who) pointed out it’s ALICE … IN… Wonderland, and not ALISON, I was devastated.
My mother had bought a record of the Disney songs, and the opening moment of the BURST of music filled me with delight. Then there’s the Mad Hatter tea party tune about celebrating your very merry UNbirthday. So if June is not a celebratory month for you, count yourself in: we can all, always, celebrate our merry unbirthdays. There are many such days, and each should have some merry moment.
On Saturday, I turn 60. I’m celebrating with my family—what I most want to do—and look forward to it. I need to write something to read aloud to all my boys. The thoughts and notes are too much in my head, and I need time to set them down. You know how that works!
The post for this week was to look at and to take apart a quote of Stephen King’s, about “fear being behind all bad writing…” but the piece has grown and isn’t yet ready and it’s not a topic I want to rush. I hope to have ready to post by midweek.
The Unschool also has a birthday!
It’s three years this month since I went “paid.” Some of you have been here that long, with me through all these months. Some of you have only recently found this newsletter.
Thank you, each, all, for reading, offering comments, taking part in some way.
The photo
…is of me with my three brothers. Two of us have June birthdays, and it was some June day in 1970-something at the family old-school barbecue long ago, marshmallows on forks in hand… All three of the brothers seem pretty intent… on not burning? I’m wearing a dress my mother sewed for me. She still lives in that house, alone now, and is happy to be there; my dad built it. Love went into every nail.
Wave your fork and marshmallows! Write something this week that celebrates. Maybe some piece you’ve been putting off. Some piece for family. Or just for you.
I’ll catch up with you next week — when we look at the useful stuff in Fear.
Happy You-in-Wonderland Day!
Ha! While the boys are intent on the fire, one marshmellow per stick, the writer is happily waving 2 marshmellows on her stick! Happy birthday, Alison, still happily waving marshmellows.
Happy Birthday, Alison!