No, not that kind (get your head out of the gutter).
No, this is just a quick, boastful post to say...
I GOT PUBLISHED!
In Mama Says (this is the link to their blog, not the zine itself). My understanding is it is just a small Vermont publication, but I don't care. You have to start somewhere, right? and a homegrown zine in my own state is as good a start as any. It is an essay on talking to my children about God and religion. I can't wait to actually see my name in print.
And, on another happy note: It is official... I will be teaching a journal workshop at the end of February. I will be listed on the Writer's Center website with bio and everything (not that I have much of a bio).
I believe the life of my dreams is beginning to unfold. Ironically, it is happening at the same time as my day job, my dream job, is becoming a bit of a nightmare. It seems serendipity is poking in its nose making sure I am fulfilled and feeling appreciated at a time when I could be feeling far from it. And I have more proof of this.
Even though I am tired from work, battling children and housework, I have started singing again. Like Agnetha from Abba, I could sing almost before I could talk and I have been singing alone or in a group my whole adult life. My highest achievement was singing with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra chorus, which I had to leave when my unborn child insisted on sleeping on my lungs. Since then, I haven't sung much at all (which I will also blame on my children). But recently I joined a church choir that has an amazing reputation and an even greater repertoire. A few weeks ago after the performance of Messiah, the soloist approached me and hugged me because she, amazingly, remembered me from my VSO days (over 6 years ago). She told me she remembered I had a beautiful voice and was glad I was singing with Rip (the incredibly talented director of the church choir). I don't know where this will lead but I'll keep singing and wait to find out.
I tell you this, not to boast, but to prove my point: DO WHAT YOU LOVE... you WILL have success!
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4 comments:
Congratulations, Joanna! What wonderful news about the workshop and the publication. And I remember your beautiful voice well from school--it's great to hear you're singing again.
Thanks, Sue!
so happy for you j-lu!!! (i keep having to remember not to use your real name ;-) i am so proud of you for pursuing your dreams - even despite all the challenges of being a working mommy! i hope you are proud of you too! i would love to hear you sing again, and can't wait to read how you talk to your children about religion!
I LOVE Mama Says! (And I'm not in Vermont! I have it sent to me down in Rhode Island!) Congrats!!!
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