Getting to Know Me
I like quirks. We all have them – usually more than one. In my writing, I give each character at least one personality trait that is only theirs, something that sets them apart from someone else, that gives them a bit more color, that makes them a little more human.
Quirks are like birthmarks. Most people have at least one; it may be smack in the center of one’s forehead for all to see, or (like mine) at the nape of the neck, hidden under layers of hair so no one knows it exists.
So, here’s one of my quirks. I love patterned socks, striped tights, any kind of funky foot coverings. And I wear my Birkenstocks or Mary Janes so my socks can be seen. No, it doesn’t make me unique, but along with my other quirks – showering in the dark, eating foods in primes, sleeping with my window open year round, cracking my knuckles, and dozens of others – it makes me… well, me.
Tell me, what makes you, you?
Don’t suppose you like catching a few ‘z’s while showering in the dark, do you?
I like to “circle” when reading emails. To explain: email messages are as thrilling to me as hand-written letters. And so, if after a long-ish time away from my email account (more than a few hours, in my world), my eyeballs grace the subject line of some long-awaited or delightfully unanticipated message, I tend to start with the junk mail, and then slowly, methodically work my way through to what I think are the most desirable ones.
Circling. Yet another way to save the best for last!
While I freely admit to showering in the dark, I have *never* fallen asleep doing it
I’m strangely relieved.