A history of writing...

Last week, I (and a few friends) were organizing my garage. This meant that I went through most of the boxes in there. There were the usual random stuff - shoes, stuffed animals (lots of stuffed animals), old files, books, photos and stuff from junior high and high school. I know my parents still have some of that old school stuff in their garage, but I have a couple boxes that are my "important" memories from back then. In there, I found the school newspapers from my senior year - I was in the seminar play (mind you, there wasn't a "school" play, the seminar program that I was in put on the play). Actually, my participation in acting preceded high school - I was in my junior high's school play. So, did three plays in high school - sophomore, junior and senior years. Memories... And a love for storytelling...

Speaking of which... I found a play that I wrote in junior high. There was a program that I participated in. I remember going to after school workshops that taught us how to write a play. Of the two years that I attended the program, I was the only one in the school that actually finished and submitted my play. I think it was called Young Playwrights. I always thought that it was such a long play. I leafed through it. It was 18 pages long. Eighteen pages! Only!

Needless to say, it didn't take me long to read. I vaguely remembered what it was about. Actually, there were a few lines that I've always remembered and would think of time to time over the years (many years... wow! How time flies!). What's funny is that some habits die hard. Not habits exactly. But, favorites, I guess. One of the names of the main characters is similar to my current heroine. Same main name, different nickname. The favorites of one of the characters from the play is similar to that of some of my current main characters.

Time has passed, I'm more experienced, but some things didn't change. In one sense, I'm still the same me that I was back then. I've always tried to be true to myself and not be flighty. That's what I try to teach my students (beyond the math curriculum).