When you set out to write something profound, sometimes trite is all that flows from the pen.\u00a0 Inscribaphobia: The fear of writing something in a guestbook, wedding log, gift card, or brand-new journal because you are worried it will sound silly, dumb.\u00a0 “This one counts,” you say to yourself, “better not mess it up.\u00a0 What if I do?”<\/p>\n
Maybe\u00a0 we could all have certain set phrases, concise, elegant, significant, on the warming rack, cooked and ready to serve at a moment’s notice.\u00a0 (I’ve thought the same about memorizing brief poems to use as prayers, toasts, warm wishes for the party’s honoree.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When you set out to write something profound, sometimes trite is all that flows from the pen.\u00a0 Inscribaphobia: The fear of writing something in a guestbook, wedding log, gift card, or brand-new journal because you are worried it will sound … Continue reading