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Eva’s Byte #419 – Mama Said
Mama said there'll be days like this
There'll be days like this, mama said
(“Mama Said” - The Shirelles, 1961)
“Be a leader, not a follower!”
Not the first time my mama said this during my adolescence or thereafter.
Regardless, I got swept up in following the latest fads adopted by my classmates during the early 1960s. Such as:
Sporting a Vidal Sassoon haircut with mop-top bangs
Owning a pair of white go-go boots
Slipping chunky lucite rings on my fingers
Boasting one high-waisted Mama dress with ruffled-cuff sleeves in my closet
But, I followed Mama’s advice when it counted, meaning not to compromise my integrity or do something stupid just to fit in. It was easy. Back then, I was an introverted bookworm. Nowadays, I’m an introverted Indie author who writes according to my own dictates rather than following the whims of what’s trending.
I know I’m in good company.
In regard to forging my own literary path along part 2 of my Contemporary work in progress, I finished drafting chapter 32 (719). I’m plotting through the trenches of chapter 33 (122words thus far).
*May each of us forge life’s paths by adhering to our own principles.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
There'll be days like this, mama said
(“Mama Said” - The Shirelles, 1961)
“Be a leader, not a follower!”
Not the first time my mama said this during my adolescence or thereafter.
Regardless, I got swept up in following the latest fads adopted by my classmates during the early 1960s. Such as:
Sporting a Vidal Sassoon haircut with mop-top bangs
Owning a pair of white go-go boots
Slipping chunky lucite rings on my fingers
Boasting one high-waisted Mama dress with ruffled-cuff sleeves in my closet
But, I followed Mama’s advice when it counted, meaning not to compromise my integrity or do something stupid just to fit in. It was easy. Back then, I was an introverted bookworm. Nowadays, I’m an introverted Indie author who writes according to my own dictates rather than following the whims of what’s trending.
I know I’m in good company.
In regard to forging my own literary path along part 2 of my Contemporary work in progress, I finished drafting chapter 32 (719). I’m plotting through the trenches of chapter 33 (122words thus far).
*May each of us forge life’s paths by adhering to our own principles.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
