Some Writing from Nancy Tucker :: Literature Papers

Some Writing from Nancy TuckerThis page contains triplet pieces, Advice to Young Poets and Writers, Driving,and The spectacular Five- O. Advice to Young Poets and WritersLife is not easy. Write. Because you female genital organ, you must. Remember your roots, your pain. practice them. But roots and pain are not bountiful--move on from your protest past. Look outward--use your eyes to see both(prenominal) what other people do not see and what other people see but do not talk about. Write. Learn to listen to the crickets, the dogs, the squeak of bicycles and to other peoples stories. rent questions. Wait for answers. Write. Look inward--test truth on your own pulses. Writing is both art and craft Use your skill, your talent to tell the truth--thats the point of beingness a writer. Write. Avoid self-righteousness--other people have truths, too. Laugh. And cry. In the same sentence, if you can do it well. Be afraid. Write anyway. Always, always, always do what your teachers s ay cannot be done. And when you teach, if you teach, remember you too are a learner respect your students truths til now as you nudge them toward growth. Write. Begin now.Nancy Tucker April, 1997 feed to 313-2000 Return to 313work Return to 840 work Return to Nancy Tuckers homepageDrivingIts 630 and I drag my briefcase to my car, pull out of the parking lot and join the snake in the grass of cars heading home. The white line becomes my guide as darkness slips ingest behind me. Im on the road again, Willie. Drivin my life away, Eddie. I eat flattened fruit n pastry bars from a side pocket in my purse and wish for pasta in alfredo sauce or a thick burger and a beer. But Im still driving, driving, driving, so theres no rely of that. nt ? March, 2000THE BIG FIVE-0H by Nancy TuckerI have a ledger on my nightstand called Aging Gracefully. Someone bought it for me, hoping it would give me hope and courage, I guess. Its coterminous to another gift book, Women Turning 50. Oh yeah, you guessed it. In a few days. The Big 5-0. Half-a-century. Yeah, it boggles my mind, too- Im gonna be 50. While Im pleased that people think of me and care enough to give me books, I really believe that 50 is something that happens to someone else.