One day during that time I was driving around Quincy in my old red Escort and was struck by lyrical inspiration-- I absolutely had to write down these words while they were still fresh in my mind! So I pulled over onto the side of the road, only to discover that I had left my Mead notebook in my dorm room that day. I frantically searched my car for something to write on; what I found was a brown paper bag. I had no other choice but to use what I had-- I wrote down the poem that had presented itself in my consciousness so urgently on that bag. Later I decided that I would name my first album Brown Paper Bags, because inspiration often presents itself in the most unremarkable of moments and ways.
Well, I never became a Christian rock star, nor did I record that album. But this blog is an homage to that dream-- a dream that never quite died, but metamorphosed over the years as I changed and matured, both in my faith and as a person. And now here I am ten years later with a new set of hopes and dreams. I've set the angst-filled poetry aside for a better application of my writing talents, but I still carry a pen with me everywhere I go, trusting that when inspiration strikes, a brown paper bag will always be in reach.
Love this new space! And thanks for the shout out. :) If you want, you can probably change the links at the top to other things other than RSS, comments, etc. I can do that for you if you want... I LOVE your writing. You never told me about the brown bag or the inspiration that day. I really am excited for you and your new ventures, and for thinking outside the box to accomplish your dream.
That's exactly what I want help with, Bekah! I figured out how to change the words on the tab at the top, but not the page content...
Thanks so much for your praise and support! It means a lot, and I'm very glad to have your friendship in my life again. You should come up for a visit this fall-- I'd love to do a foliage tour with you.
Jenna!! I'm so glad that you're still writing and that I get to be in touch with you this way :)
God bless, and may all the luck in the world be yours.
--Poushali
I would love a foliage tour! I just have some serious studying to do before December 5... :( I really appreciate your friendship and think you're a pretty groovy chick!
As far as making changes to your page, I can either try to type out directions for you, or you can create a temporary password on your blog, tell me what you want your tabs to be, etc., and then I can log in and work on it... OR you could copy and paste your code into Word Pad or Note Pad, and I can try to make the changes for you to paste in and see if it works...
Just let me know!