Stuck spinning
Posted on | August 12, 2005 |
In college I took several classes with an English professor who is a fairly well published writer. She was off-beat and funny and sincere. A lesbian and a recovering alcoholic who’d grown up in the red-neck south, she could make swearing sound like praying, with her soft drawl. She could make any story sound good just by reading it aloud. And she had a way of saying things that were totally apt.
One day she came to class a little late, a stack of papers sort of falling out of her bag, a giant to-go mug in hand. As she sat down she said, with a slow grin,
“Y’all know what a tractor looks like when it’s been tipped over and it’s wheels are just spinning and spinning around and the mud is kind of getting everywhere? Well, that’s how I feel right about now.”
That’s EXACTLY how I feel tonight.
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August 13th, 2005 @ 12:45 am
i came across your site a few days ago and have been enjoying browsing and reading so much that i wanted to send a hello your way. your beautiful art and skilled combinations of words are inspiring and entertaining. thank you for sharing. i hope you wake tomorrow with some solid ground under those wheels - maybe the spinning tonight will propel you towards something better tomorrow.
April 9th, 2007 @ 1:16 pm
I don’t know how I stumbled upon your website, but I’ve been reading these older posts and they are delightful. I find many similarities and a kindred connection, though I hate to lurk without posting… I too am a teacher, soon to become former, I am starting a family of my own soon, and I am re-entering a creative life that has been dormant for some time. When I read this post, I immediately thought of a professor of mine, Toni McNaron, who has the same list of roles–professor of English, lesbian, southerner, recovering alcoholic, precise language, etc. It struck a chord, like much in this blog. I look forward to reading on.