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A figurine, Delft blue. I remember that trip to Holland and laugh. As soon as our bus pulled into Delft, we piled out and made a beeline for the gift shop, searching for the souvenirs that would eternalize this journey. I turn the figurine over in my hand: a lady holding a basket, gazing out. What does she see? What memories is she holding on to? I dust the gracious lady and seat her back in the curio. As I reach for the next pieces and reminisce, I wonder what it is that makes me want to own a piece of everyplace I\u2019ve been? To keep forever alive a moment, an experience, an emotion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s the same with movies I\u2019ve seen and loved. Gotta buy the VHS, then upgrade to the DVD in case the VHS goes bad. And even though I have both, I still watch the television film version when it airs and don\u2019t mind enduring the intrusive commercials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then there are my books. Some with places of honor on shelves, the power of sentiment attached to each one. And designated piles: \u2018To Read.\u2019 \u2018To Read Again.\u2019 A wish list of books, \u2018To Buy.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the news announced the banning of Harper Lee\u2019s, To Kill A Mockingbird, I rushed to confirm I had a copy, which led to a thorough examination of which books might be brittle, yellowed and frayed. A new list formed: \u2018Books to Replace.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of which leads me to conclude that maybe all of these actions explain my desire, my need, to write. A significant event, an emotion, an intense experience, compels me to want to immortalize it. I grit my 36 teeth and magically weave the 26 letters of the alphabet into some meaningful representation of the emotions exploding in my heart. A yearning to create stories that will last forever, that will be cherished by others and replaced over and over again because they\u2019ve connected with a piece of my world and they too want to own it forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Veronica Jorge<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See you next time on March 22nd<\/sup>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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