I have been around many days.
Backstory
I am quiet, even on the internet. But I have been hanging out in this community, reading and sometimes posting, sometimes commenting, for quite awhile. More than three years, and I love this place. It earned itself a bookmark right on my toolbar, shared only with a prayer calendar and NaNoWriMo. Six word memoirs are addicting to me. I find them in my thoughts almost daily. I found this place very supportive. It was a nice break from daily life.But recently, it hasn't seemed so supportive. Supportive for the people who write witty, strong statements, but what about the people who just need to breathe a little? For the people who just need to spill a little of their lives into this community? What about the people who write complete junk? You see, this worries me because I do not censor my thoughts to come up with something "good." I write what must come out. Sometimes, a few memoirs of the same theme come spilling out. Is that all right? Or should I tuck those sentences into my pockets and only click publish for the ones I think you would enjoy?
Maybe I've always had it wrong. I thought this place was the comfortable sort, the "sit down and drink some tea and talk about your life" sort. But in past months, I wonder if it is more about what you can bring here to add to our enjoyment, rather than what you must bring, what you need to bring...
I love this place, really I do. I love reading memoirs from the regulars, getting a taste of your lives. But recently, it just hasn't seemed so friendly.
by zuleika in Six-Word Memoirs on Oct 06, 2012 | 
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Comments
DynamicDbytheC says,
I am so sorry you feel this way. I love it when memoirs come from a place of real and honest about what is going on with your life. Keep bringing your memoirs.canadafreeze says,
You obviously speak from the heart. I don't censor my memoirs - I let them come as they do, and sometimes it's verbal diarrhea ... many of my memoirs go without comment, and that's OK. I've had a few featured, and that's, OK, too. I write because I have to - and this site has allowed me to do just that, without censorship.There was a recent forum that was birthed by a memoir that DDbytheC posted. Lots of discussion about blocking, etc., it is worth the read. There is no nastiness, just honest feelings. Keep writing your memoirs. The support is here. I think there was a hiccup, and it will soon pass:-)
I'm glad you posted your backstory. It, too, is worth the read.