Life Beyond The Chair

                                                                   This series is part of the annual writing challenge, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes.  Every October, writers like me, commit to sitting down at the computer for at least 5 minutes a day. The idea is to write,  no overthinking and no editing.  It's a brave thing for a writer to bare their unedited art. For me, it's a little like exposing my soul, and although I will write for more than 5 minutes this year, I'm committed to being brave enough to sit down and see what happens. I will do the impossible, which is to silence the inner critic monkey that roars to life the minute I sit down with a pen and paper. This year, I've chosen the theme of Unraveling EmilyAnn. In a way, it seems self-indulgent, and I struggle with the memoir genre in writing. I'm a Midwest girl, brought knowing it is rude to talk about yourself. However, I've reached a point where I'm feeling the need to p