I told my mama I had committed myself to writing this show. As always, she listened, encouraged, and then.....GASPED. Turns out as I was talking a large hawk landed on her deck, so close she felt she could reach out and let it peck her arm to death. Seriously, though, she decided it was a good omen. She generously loaned the silent bird-of-prey's energy to my project and my new lease on life. I looked up hawks in a book on animal totems that I have. Sure enough it backed up my mother's insights. Hawks, in many indigenous cultures, represent vision, guidance, and soaring to new heights. The hawk sat for our whole conversation. The stamp has been pressed, at least in our book.So I have been brainstorming a lot. I know the task will be to sit my tail down and get all of these ideas out, then cut the mess out of them so I don't have a 10 hr. monologue to give y'all at the end of all this.
I brainstormed titles - some were horrible, others have promise. Let me know what you think:
- Certified Crazy
- Insane Inside
- So Damned Blessed
- Danger to Self and Others (boo!)
- Delusions
- Medicated
- Fire and Blues
- Drowning in Red
- Chaos' Funeral/Abyss/Grave/Torture
- Fury Don't Rest
- Storm (also the name of a song I wrote which will likely be in the show)
- Unwelcome Gifts (I kinda like this one - sounds like a memoir)
- Peace to Panic
- Constant Unrest
- Pills for Life
- Life's Pill/Life Pills
- (Living?) Inside Fear
- Color Me Crazy (too hokey?)
- Never Would Have Guessed/ You'll Never Guess
- World of Distortion(s)/Distorted World
Feedback is appreciated.
Have a creative day,
Kali
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I like Fury Don't Rest because even when were are calm, there's always a raging inside. Whether the rage is ever manifested depends on the day, the situation, people, inner peace.
ReplyDeleteI also like Delusions for similar reasons, depending on all of the variables that life presents at any given time we may or may not recognize the Delusion.
I like those and some others. I can't wait keep me in the loop.
Beautiful. Everything happens when it is supposed to happen and this your time to do what has been on your heart for years! I really like "Unwelcome Gifts." I'm happy for you.
ReplyDeletePeace, Kali! Kandace Grant here...We once met at one of Jatrine Bentsi-Enchill's coaching programs and again at Bag Lady in Charlotte where you told me about your upcoming summer program for young girls...) As a fellow writer ready to birth a book, I applaud your courage in releasing your creative voice! I cannot wait to hear more...All of your titles are beautiful, but I like "Storm" and "Color Me Crazy." You, my sister, will be guided by the beautiful and divine muse that you follow...
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