1. The Point: Retracing My Steps

1. The Point: Retracing My Steps

My name is Evelyn Thompson and I am not an artist. I cannot draw or paint. I'd probably whack off my thumb if you handed me a caliper and you should hit the deck if I'm within five feet of a box cutter. I was a decent singer until I choose to keep my voice confined to my very narrow shower walls and inspiration for the written word comes too erratically to call myself a writer. My photography skills are limited …and the ability to identify the location of a camera in which I commit my woefully poor attempts at the medium is almost non-existent.

For a long time, I still considered myself an awesome creator, despite my obvious lack of skill in any of these departments. I've been writing fan fiction for videogames for years, a few poems have been published in the free-for-all anthologies that are sent to twelve year olds through email, and my school literary magazine published a piece of mine about my Grandpa dying.


(The truth is that I never finish any multi-chapter fanfic I start, my poems are the first lines of other poems I read in order to appear ambiguous and deep, and my (favorite!) Grandpa is very much so alive and well.)

My (very brief) story is that of a girl who hadn't realized what a self-centered lifestyle she led until she was dropped in paradise, surrounded by people who were not intimidated and in love with the idea of her. She realized there were people, places, and things that were more interesting than the things she was, saw, and thought. She had to work hard to remain (as) humble (as she could) in the face of such things; she had to strive to earn the right to picture and talk about such things.

And even though I know I probably still have not earned the full right to say what life is about according to myself and others, I still like to think that what I have to say is valid.

Try as I might, I can't change. I still think that I'm awesome and that the majority of people I meet should be dazzled. I know I'm not super skinny, I'm not super smart, and I'm not super heroic, but I am super observant and I will put that skill to use.

So this blog will serve as the microcosm for how I came about to this discovery. Let's starts from the sand up, yeah?