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Last night, I attended my first Irish writers’ group.  I’ve been involved in writers’ groups before, but never in a foreign country, so I was a little bit anxious about what to expect.

It was pretty much like groups in the U.S - each member brought in copies of the piece they were working on to be read and critiqued.  They varied in their genre of interest and ability to get their ideas across.  As a new member, I didn’t bring anything with me, deciding that it might be wise to simply observe.

I’m not sure if my bun was too tight or if it was the yellow reflection on the paper from the stark, fluorescent lights, but I left there with a horrible headache.

Overall, it was a pretty good evening and I plan on returning on the third Tuesday of next month.

Since this is a new site, I’ve been browsing the pages  of other authors to see what types of things they write about in the hope of finding inspiration.  I’m a big fan of The Wheel of Time fantasy series by Robert Jordan.  Although Jordan passed away before releasing the 12th and final book in the series, he left behind detailed notes which fantasy writer, Brandon Sanderson has been turning into manuscripts for publication.  There have been various release dates for the much anticipated books, so I check back on occasion to see what is going on.

As I was browsing the site, I came cross a post which showcased a portion of Jordan’s weapons collection.  I don’t know enough about the late author to realize he was a weapons collector, but I did understand that he was a former military man.  What struck me about the collection, however, was not simply the scope and size, but the meticulous manner in which it seems to have been kept. (See link)

It got me thinking about whether or not I had any kind of a collection that  I could showcase here.  Anything I own of of real “collectible value” is sitting in storage back in the United States and I haven’t lived here long enough to amass much of anything – or have I?

I started looking around the house for evidence of a collection of sorts, but didn’t find much. Other than photographs, I don’t seem to have much of anything.  I was about to give up when I realized that I do have a rather, large collection of something  – my shoes. Read the rest of this entry »