As this is the first post on Attic in the City, the sentimental side of me feels the need to acknowledge the significance of the moment. It’s funny, because when you first start a blog your audience is non-existant. You’re speaking to a wall. Or the visual I prefer is a soft-spoken reader, reading aloud from her favorite book in a corner of the bookshop. At first she is all alone, barely muttering loud enough for anyone to hear her. But as she becomes entranced in the story and loses herself entirely, she begins to draw people in with the story. As she reads and reads, opening a window into a world and into her soul, her words draw little strings between the listeners. Resonance and recognition tie us all together when we find like-minded souls. After a few hours she opens her eyes to find herself surrounded by a warm circle of new friends. Not casual friends, who appear in and out of our lives with the convenience and non-permanence of moths. But friends who recognize their own. We know what we dream about when we close our eyes, how certain places can give you butterflies, how you ache for characters and stories that never existed but feel so strongly. And these shared emotions bind us together in a different way. We may not know where each other work, or even where we live. But we understand each other. And isn’t that all many of us are looking for? Finding our own, finding home in others.
I will leave this post here with great serenity, as I feel like I cannot build anything without ensuring first the foundation sits squarely in my person. It’s very possible that no one will ever even read these words. No SEO or keyword research was done, no ulterior motive nor commercial gain. But isn’t that lovely? That this post will settle into the bones of this blog, create a soft impression on the ground, and upon which great structures will be built. If you are reading these words, I have revealed myself to you in a soul-baring way that is impossible to replicate in person. And if something within you has flickered as a result, I’m glad you’ve found me.
