Return of the Narrative

It’s been just over three years since I made my first foray into the blogsphere. In retrospect, it seemed to be an experimental outlet for writing that wasn’t academic, a product of a time when I was just beginning my college years and the serious study of English. Now that I’ve finished my degree with some promising first steps into a career, I’ve emerged with more complex thoughts and ideas. I may not have updated this blog since 2013, but I never stopped writing. I waded through papers for class, produced marketing communications (a term that sounds too résumé-like for this post), continued to write inconsistent thoughts in journals, and even delved into my fanfiction stories every once in a while (although I updated those stories at the pace of an elderly snail). All of this writing helped move me forward, leaving stories in its wake.

Three years ago, I thought long and hard about what inspires me. I considered music, knowledge, relationships, and a host of other important things…but each of these on its own didn’t give me that feeling that combines excitement, raw emotion, and meaningfulness all into one. Looking back at my first blog post, it would be simple to disregard the observations of myself three years ago.

The funny thing is that it’s true. All of it.

It didn’t quite come to me until after I had written my first post, but soon I came to realize that I feel most alive when I’m enveloped in a story. That certainly hasn’t changed in three years. In fact, if anything, my passion for stories has only gotten stronger. I’m a firm believer that stories are how we make our mark on the world. In the immortal words of the Doctor, “We’re all stories in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?”

With this in mind, I’m jumping back into this blog. I doubt that the topics I write about will be consistent. I definitely won’t be making posts on a regular schedule. The tone of my posts might bounce from silly to serious and critical to positive. But I’ll certainly be returning to write. I’m always thinking, and with my thoughts comes the ever-present urge to pick up my pen, fire up my word processor, and search for stories everywhere and anywhere.