Yes, I'm back from the dead.
So, Alice has been rather silent, which I guess is partially my fault. But I found her, so it's all good. She's been in hiding. I discovered this the other night. I had written a poem and really thought that I felt her, and when I tested it, it wasn't technically her. But then, after several weeks, I had an idea. I took the poem in chunks instead of as a whole and sure enough, Alice is in there.
When I say "test," it means to go to this website (http://iwl.me/) and see if I get my recurring James Joyce that majority of my poetry used to be. For a while, I had been getting a million different writers, which was a giant wake up call after I found this site. It explained why I felt all this tension and absence of Alice. She wasn't there. All these voices had filled her void and then I felt lost, and then I realized why.
My most recent poem tells an ...interesting tale, and one that will never be elaborated more on outside the poem. I wrote it when I went back to St. Louis, my hometown, for Thanksgiving break. I felt Alice as I sat in my room and laid in my bed. I could almost hear her talking to me sometimes. And I asked her to please, please come back with me to Tulsa and join me at the university. I've yet to see if she came or not. But I am quite thrilled that I have found her nonetheless. Now it's just a matter of re-acquainting ourselves so she can show herself confidently and proudly in the whole poem, instead of hiding in stanzas.
Aside from Alice news, I'd like to quickly update anyone who is curious how life is in general.
Life is well. I'm at the University of Tulsa and considering elementary education as a major with English as a minor and maybe French as a minor. I don't want to discuss French at the moment. It's been a rather turbulent road since I've started school here. I've met many friends and have picked up the healthy and wonderful hobby of dancing. Academic wise, I'm doing well in all my classes and final exams begin next week. After that, I'll be on my way home for about a month (a little less technically). Hopefully that will be plenty of Alice bonding time. I've been away from her too long.
Until next time,
A.
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