35×365

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x365 was started by Dan Waber on his 40th birthday. The idea: write 40 words (no more, no less) every day for a year, and each day he’d write about a different person (in no particular order) who touched his life. But not just anyone, it has to be someone he’s actually met in person, someone whose name he still remembers. (See How x365 Got Started.)

I’ve varied it slightly – I’m 35 so I’m writing 35 words. I may not write one per day but I love the concept and will try to honor it. Starting now.

1/365: Ellie: You brought peace to my core when I first held you. Your smile sparkles but, niece, I confess it’s your eyes, blue, like mine, that thrill me every time. Thank you. So very much.

2/365: Becky: I was six and you were seven, but you were worlds older. Taught me to jump-rope by tying my laces together, to rollerskate, to sled, hopscotch. You were my first friend in 2nd grade.

3/265 Nancy: You wore jeans, walked daily to midtown from downtown, made me earn your smile, held my feet to the fire, taught me that phrase. Major newsweekly internship advisor? No way. You were a goddess.

4/365: Amy: Freshman orientation, life beyond high school arrived. We shared one laugh and became soul-deep friends. Slept outside the dorm, cried, danced, ate grapes and cookies, sang sad songs. you taught me what joy is.

5/365 Tim: Meet the press? I met you on the metro, tilting my head, wondering. you smiled, nodded, blinked jolliness. yes, you were tim russert, faithful friend, icon; jovial guy on the red line home.

6/365: Ali: Comfort the afflicted, afflict the comfortable is the journalism credo. My blog mission was simpler: to touch one person. one. one who wasn’t my mom, sister, boyfriend. one who came back. one. you.

Part of my 35/365 project. What’s 35/365 or x365? See here.

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