I couldn't think of what to write today and wouldn't you know it, Leigh Anne had my back with her party invite ready to go. So here's my id for the party and if you want an invite you can see Leigh Anne here. Below you will find the mentor text, followed by my version.
“Depending On When You Met Me” by Devon Gundry, Soul Pancake
Depending on when you met me, I might have been: a checker’s champion, the kid who squirted Super Glue in his eye, a competitive Ping-Pong player, Tweedle Dum, a high school valedictorian, a fake blond, 1/12 of an all-male a capella group, a graduate of the Vanderbilt School of Engineering, a nomad, a street musician, or a pigeon assassin.
Depending on when you met me, I might have been: a 'Most Beautiful Baby' trophy winner, holding a pair of scissors and a chunk of my sister's hair, a gifted student, a penpal, a daddy's girl, wearing a shamrock green soccer jersey, an alto, a bus rider, a drama student with frizzy hair pulled back in a scrunchie, a voracious reader, a keynote speaker at Graduation, a Wal-mart cashier, a waitress, a secretary, a roleplayer, a fanfic author, an anime convention attendee, a cosplayer, a giant nerd, a graduate with a Masters' degree, a tea pot collector, a sniper of Silent Auctions, a Bingo queen, constantly questioning my sexuality until settling on the ace, an aunt, a teacher, and a would-be novelist.
Thank you joining the party! I have done this for several years but this is the first time I have used a mentor text - and I LOVE it. I am learning so much about people and so many slices can be written from this one idea. Awww...most beautiful baby! Both of my kids cut their own hair! Were you about four years old? That was their magical age of playing stylist! I can't until you get to change that last one to "a novelist!"
ReplyDeleteI used to still have the trophy, though I'm not sure where it is at the moment. I did not cut my own hair -- apparently I wanted to cut my sister's and yes I believe I was about 4-5 years old at the time making my sister about 2-3. Hah! We still laugh about it.
DeleteGreat idea! I may to do this one soon. Matched you on 4 of them.
ReplyDeleteNeat! I can't wait to see what happens.
DeleteYou have many things on your list that me curious: an anime convention attendee, a tea pot collector, a cosplayer. We sure could sit down at Leigh Anne's party and I would listen to your stories.
ReplyDeleteWell, the anime convention attendee feels self-explanatory, but I've gone to several anime conventions in the past decade including SDCC and Acen and AT those conventions I have sometimes worn costumes of characters aka cosplay.
DeleteI haven't been the bingo queen in sometime -- but my mom convinced many of us to join her at the senior center to play and we could win cash! There were a few times I left with a nice little chunk of change and got so many bingos they called me that.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the party, Erica. Hello, fellow daddy's girl, voracious reader and speaker at graduation (may not have been the keynote)!
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