b.read.crumbs : I Believe Dolly Parton Can Save Us

I don’t take direction well. This month’s prompt–Create your writer’s manifesto—reminded me of the credos that we were assigned to write in Mrs. Drello’s high school English class. Naturally I defaulted to listing things I believe, my personal credo, rather than crafting a manifesto, because I know a lot about my beliefs and very little about “intentions, motives, and views” required for a manifesto. My list got lengthy in a hurry! In a mild attempt to stay on-prompt, I pulled out the lines rela...