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This is inspired by the "How Significant is Your Writing" thread. Thinking of individual works, do you think you actually HAVE written something significant? What is it, and why is it significant?
For me, the one piece that qualifies isn't even published yet, although it made it through the first round and is being held for a slot. It's not a self-help or animal care piece, even though those are my bread and butter. It's just a silly little poem.
When I was young, one of my few good memories is of my mother reading to me. We had all the Dr. Suess books plus lots of other kid lit, and there were magazines like Highlights and Humpty Dumpty all over my room. My mom had a strong belief in reading to kids so she'd actually spend time with me reading stories. Humpty Dumpty was a special favorite because it had interactive activities like mazes and "which one is different." There were also certain stories and poems that really touched me. I especially remember one about Halloween that I loved and wanted to hear over and over.
I am neither a poet nor a kids' writer, but one day I forced myself out of my comfort zone as an exercise, whipped off a silly little poem, and sent it to Humpty Dumpty. Amazingly, I got a reply that they are interested and holding it till there is space, since they are overstocked. I was shocked! If it does see the light of day in their pages, I will consider it my most significant work to date. I just love the image of little ones being read to by their parents just as my mom read to me, and maybe even wanting to hear it over and over again like I loved that Halloween poem. It's just a really neat mental picture for me.
For me, the one piece that qualifies isn't even published yet, although it made it through the first round and is being held for a slot. It's not a self-help or animal care piece, even though those are my bread and butter. It's just a silly little poem.
When I was young, one of my few good memories is of my mother reading to me. We had all the Dr. Suess books plus lots of other kid lit, and there were magazines like Highlights and Humpty Dumpty all over my room. My mom had a strong belief in reading to kids so she'd actually spend time with me reading stories. Humpty Dumpty was a special favorite because it had interactive activities like mazes and "which one is different." There were also certain stories and poems that really touched me. I especially remember one about Halloween that I loved and wanted to hear over and over.
I am neither a poet nor a kids' writer, but one day I forced myself out of my comfort zone as an exercise, whipped off a silly little poem, and sent it to Humpty Dumpty. Amazingly, I got a reply that they are interested and holding it till there is space, since they are overstocked. I was shocked! If it does see the light of day in their pages, I will consider it my most significant work to date. I just love the image of little ones being read to by their parents just as my mom read to me, and maybe even wanting to hear it over and over again like I loved that Halloween poem. It's just a really neat mental picture for me.