"Can I make cornbread?" I asked my mom as she was still laying in her bed this morning. "Sure," she said. "Go turn the oven on. Press Bake. 3-5-0. Start." I repeated "bake 3.5.0. start" as I headed back towards the kitchen. My mom finally came down and pulled up a recipe on her phone. She got some of the ingredients for me, like the baking powder, flour, and sugar. I got to work measuring and mixing. I asked my mom how much butter to put in the microwave. She said, "Five and 1/3 tablespoons." I cut the butter and put it in the bowl my mom handed me. I put the butter in the microwave for thirty seconds and got back to mixing. I poured the batter into the pan and mom put it in the over. That's when we heard the microwave beep. "What's in the microwave? Did you remember to put the butter in?" she asked. "Oh no!" I thought. How would the cornbread taste without butter? Mom said, "No big deal," as she...
You are a rockstar writer! Some days were tough, but I'm so proud of you. You never gave up. Your writing really did improve and you lived each day in April like a writer. You saw ideas for thirty days straight. There are many grownups that can't do that. I loved reading your stories and I love you. You are truly something special. ❤️ Mom
ReplyDeleteI am thrilled you made it through another year of writing, Adi. CONGRATULATIONS!
ReplyDeleteAnd, yes, this will be a time capsule of sorts. You'll see how much better you become at writing each year.
Adi, congratulations for making it through. I read your poem called "I cannot write today." I loved:
ReplyDelete"I cannot write today...
Maybe not ever again."
I've felt like that before too, but you came back and wrote another week straight after that, so good for you!