I've been an absentee blogger since April 30th 2022. All I have as a way of explanation is a bag full of excuses.
This April, our first holiday since February 2020 crossed paths with my first #NaPoWriMo. I wasn't sure how I'd cope. But I did well:)
I was able to post daily and even got featured twice! Yay!! I absolutely loved the discipline of crafting a new poem daily (to prompts-- no less). But what I loved even more was reading some amazing poetry and posts throughout April.
Every time I participate in the April challenge of blogging from A to Z, I promise myself that I'll be as committed to my blog after the challenge is over as much as I am while it is on. But. But. Every year, all I'm left with is a bag full of excuses to offer.
I hope, fingers crossed, that with this short post, I'll put myself back in the saddle and ride, nay, trot along rather gently with my other blogger buddies. You see, I owe a lot to my blog and my blogging journey. Everything that can be counted as anything of substance in my writing career is somehow linked to this blog. The writing process-- its discipline of writing regularly escapes me when I'm not blogging. And funnily enough, it's only when I'm in this sacred space of writing and sharing that my writing stretches its limbs and shakes off its lethargy.
I do post on Insta every now and then but the 'instantaneous' quality of those posts (known as captions for a reason) is so short lived that I barely get the chance to dip my toes and its the next morning, the next week and just like that a whole month has gone by.
The tile of this post is "Red Sun Yellow Sky" because it's the title of the story I'm sharing here with you.
I had the good fortune of sharing this personal story on 26th March 2022 on a zoom session hosted by Shanty Rose who created a fabulous storytelling forum called "Across and Beyond the Arabian Sea". We, the story tellers, were asked to share personal stories on the theme of 'The Gift/Gifts". This is what I shared--
Thank you for listening to Rana's story.
We are all stories after all. But, it's thanks to challenges and forums that stories embedded in us get aired.
I hope to see you all soon with some pics and posts about my first ever trip to Turkey.
How's the last month or so been for you? Are you making any travel plans? Is summer a time of the year you look forward to or dread? You know I'd love to find out, if you'd like to share.
Stay well. Keep safe and hydrated. Till we meet again.
