Afterglow!
Somewhere around 1974, I briefly, and sporadically, attended the large First Baptist Church of Houston with my mother and her fiance'. There, I first heard the term "Afterglow."
When a service dismissed, some attendees headed to the church cafeteria or a nearby restaurant for talking, desserts and iced tea. It was like a little impromptu party which, at the time, seemed a nice reward for enduring church. I quickly developed an addiction to sweets and staying up late on Sunday and Wednesday nights. Sometimes afterglow is even better than the main event.
Several members of The Write Ingredients Writer's Workshop, where I'm found every Monday evening with my awesome friends, have of late developed a regular after hours party habit. After the spectacular evening we've all enjoyed (7:00pm to 9:00ish at Barnes and Noble, The Woodlands Mall) us night owls amble over to Rockfish Grill and hang out until closing time - 10ish. We talk about writing, upcoming conferences and contests, our families, each other...basically everything under the sun. I usually take a few pictures. I'm trying to capture everyone, to take them with me when we finally make our move.
Back home with my husband, I'm still glowing and don't even want to sleep. Inspiration does that. So "Thank You! " Write Ingredients. Your warm embrace simultaneously soothes and enlivens my soul. I pray that every writer reading this is at least half as lucky. If not, you'd be wise to come join us, find an inspiring group, or develop your own.
Like fireflies need a night sky to shine, we writers need each other.
When a service dismissed, some attendees headed to the church cafeteria or a nearby restaurant for talking, desserts and iced tea. It was like a little impromptu party which, at the time, seemed a nice reward for enduring church. I quickly developed an addiction to sweets and staying up late on Sunday and Wednesday nights. Sometimes afterglow is even better than the main event.
Several members of The Write Ingredients Writer's Workshop, where I'm found every Monday evening with my awesome friends, have of late developed a regular after hours party habit. After the spectacular evening we've all enjoyed (7:00pm to 9:00ish at Barnes and Noble, The Woodlands Mall) us night owls amble over to Rockfish Grill and hang out until closing time - 10ish. We talk about writing, upcoming conferences and contests, our families, each other...basically everything under the sun. I usually take a few pictures. I'm trying to capture everyone, to take them with me when we finally make our move.
Back home with my husband, I'm still glowing and don't even want to sleep. Inspiration does that. So "Thank You! " Write Ingredients. Your warm embrace simultaneously soothes and enlivens my soul. I pray that every writer reading this is at least half as lucky. If not, you'd be wise to come join us, find an inspiring group, or develop your own.
Like fireflies need a night sky to shine, we writers need each other.
