wonders

You could call them essays.

But that seems too formal and not all that fun.

Wonders are what's inside my head... what's got me fired up... what's turned me inside out or pale shades of melancholy blue.

Wonders are thoughts crystallized into something more... something deeply personal exposed for all to see.

One night at the Milky Way, Bookstore Michael asked if, when I stop to consider the audience and the effect of a wonder, I censor myself. It's a large question... one that I'm not entirely sure I'm able to answer with detached honesty. I know I'm not telling the whole story. But that's not unique to whirlygirl, it's unique to Kristen. I believe that bits and pieces of my life can be strung together to create stories... and sometimes dissociating one thought from the bigger picture, allows a new idea to exist in my imagination. And yours as well.

At least I hope... and I wonder...