Thousands of young travelers backpacked overland from Europe to India in late 1960-70s. I was 18, stupid, and extremely lucky. freshhttps://open.substack.com/pub/vivianmcinerny/p/overland-the-journey-was-the-destination?r=5eqlf&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

First Mothers’ Day without a mom. No need to point out that I’m old. Fully aware. #mothersDay #mom

They tested me as a kid because I was a whiz at math and reading but still hadn’t learned the names of colors. They say I chose my crayons by smell. #fiction #write #writer #books

I see things in black and white. Shades of gray, actually. My world has a sepia print tone to it which may explain my old fashion views. I’m completely colorblind.
#fiction #firstWords

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Been thinking of the many recent rewrites of myths, fairytales and classics. I have ideas.
Catcher in the Oats: It’s gluten free!
Charlotte’s World Wide Web: A spider creates a new form of communication. Some pig gets all the glory
Alice in Wonder: An aging Alice is forced to sell the land

Dylan Thomas: “I can never remember whether it snowed for six days and six night when I was 12, or whether it snowed 12 days and 12 nights when I was six.” Editor: Google it.

I always thought life would make sense one day. With the passing years I’d figure out what it all meant, and my wisdom would help ease the path for those coming up, as though I were an early explorer bushwhacking through time. Old now. Still swinging that machete.