Through the Window
Through the Window…
Nearly 10 years ago, I read this: “…writing is a matter of examining the world, reflecting upon it, deducing what you want to say, putting that meaning or message into words whose transparency allows the reader, now gazing through the same window-pane from the same position, to see the world exactly as you have seen it.” – Julian Barnes, Through the Window: Seventeen Essays and a Short Story
And then that year I started a blog on a whim — and then this Instagram account a few years later — because I wondered what kind of writing I myself could produce if I were the reader in the above scenario and took Barnes’ words to heart.
{This pic, which actually features our dog, also represents how and what I like to read. Make me work a bit to uncover the meaning, the story, the ideas. In other words: Look closely…can you find her?}
{Also, thanks for being here!}
originally published on instagram