What's this all about anyway?

Welcome to Scriptorium

“I write for the unlearned about things in which I am unlearned myself.” —C.S. Lewis

When I was in grade school, my teacher, I’m pretty sure it was Mrs. Lorrigan, asked us what we wanted to be when we grew up. As the self-centered fourth-grader I was, I only remember saying I wanted to go to school forever.

Not like Van Wilder. More sophisticated. I wanted to learn forever.

School was a place I did well. Teachers noticed me. They told me I was smart and had lots of potential. At school, I got the attention I didn’t get at home, so I milked it. Teacher’s pet I was. 😉

As I reflect on that egocentric fourth grader, I laugh a little because now I’m doing exactly that. No longer in a formal setting, of course, but my love for learning inspires me to devour books faster than ice cream. And I was the Ice Cream Sundae Eating Champion of T’Rivers, Wisconsin…1984 I think that was…so when I tell you that I read a lot, I’m not kidding. (126 books in 2020, 136 in 2021 - and that didn’t include all that I read for work.)

But then a question hit me.

What good is sucking up all this knowledge, reading all these books, taking notes, and filling notebooks with what I think if I do nothing with it?

I devour one book, highlight what I find interesting, and maybe write in my squirrel notebook about it, but in t-minus 5 seconds, I’m diving into the next book. Each time, the cycle continues.

Feels a bit like a book addiction.

In my mind, I’d make a great think-tanker, but that’s not realistic.

I mentioned these thoughts to my Battle Sister (more on Battle Sisters later).

“Well, why don’t you?” she said.

“Don’t I what?”

“Why don’t you share it? I would love to read about what you’re learning because I don’t have time to do it myself.”

She didn’t smack me in the face because we were on the phone, but it felt like it, and I got thinking.

And here we are.

The Plan

The Scriptorium is my virtual writing room where I’ll share what I’m reading and learning, and thinking. For those curious about what tenshiVerse is, well, that’s the name of my LLC that serves as the “parent company” to my writing work and tenshimadeShop. There’s a story behind the name, but I owe all credit to my husband, son, and Firefly.

Will Scriptorium always contain super-polished, professional writing? No. But for those who have told me they would love an inside view of how my brain works, welcome. This shall serve as a window.

What will I write about?

I love learning, and this is the place to share it. I love learning about God, marriage and family, veterans issues, mental health, social and cultural issues, history, learning, reading, fiction, and anything else that flings my noodle into high gear. I read a LOT and listen to intriguing podcasts, so when I write about that, I’ll include links where you can get the info from the source.

Will I charge for this service? Not yet. Not until I get used to this platform and get myself into a system of posting regularly and providing valuable information.

Right now, I want to test this thing out and invite my family, friends, and future friends to join me.

Subscribe.

I’ll share what I learn.

Visit from time to time.

Share your thoughts on books, argue with me, suggest books I should read.