old times

I was talking to some students today about the stories I wrote when I was in school, and I remembered my favorite.  For the life of me, I can't remember the title or even the main character's name, but it wasn't too bad for a 7th grader.  The main character (a girl I remember who had perfect hair, but a terrible judgment when it cam to her boyfriend) whose boyfriend suffered from multiple personalities.  Oh, and did I mention that he was a psycho killer?  Well, he was!  He'd managed to kill off his wife and three children and then terrorize our main character.  She managed to get away and lived happily ever after (I can't say the same for the poor murdered family...I remember that the children were Tamera and Tara and something else that started with a "t").  I need to find that story and just read it.  It's certainly nothing that I want to re-write, but it is fun to see where I've come from in my writing.

Unfortunately, I can say that I've barely thought about my writing recently.  Too many things on my mind and in my life.  I know that I have to make it a priority if I want it to pan out, but I don't know how right now.  I guess I just need to start budgeting my time better.  I need to go find that story now...memory lane beckons.