Reverb's Prompt-a-Day Blog Challenge
December 9 – Party Prompt: Party. What social gathering rocked your socks off in 2010? Describe the people, music, food, drink, clothes, shenanigans. (Author: Shauna Reid)
Today I attended a party like no other: the annual Christmas gathering of the Women Who Write Loudly, a group of women who have been writing together weekly for more than six years. There were nine of us. The food was simple and delicious, the mimosas sweet. We wore whatever we were in the mood to wear. No one tried to outshine anyone else. As we talked and noshed, everyone listened and was heard. There was no mindless chatter, like you hear at many social events. Most talk was about changing life situations, and touched on the spiritual. We laughed. We cried.
A group member who hadn't been around in a while was there, and it felt as though she had never been gone. This is a group like no other. Not because of special chemistry, although that is definitely a factor, but because of deep commitment and honesty. The Women Who Write Loudly won't be gathering weekly like we have in the past, but whenever we gather in the future, we'll be just like we were before, only more so. I feel privileged to be a member of this group, and honored to have led it for four of the six years. Thank you, WWWL. You rock!
2 comments:
It was a great party! I am hoping that no one posts pictures of our shenanigans on Facebook.
No kidding! I've already threatened the photographer!
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