Mom Talk

So I wrote an essay for my college comp II class detailing the process of grief after my miscarriage in July. I turned it in a few weeks ago and just got a response back from my instructor. Here is what he wrote:

“Here is an essay with nary a misstep. I might add paragraphing here and an image there, but the crafting of this piece is superb. From title to end you smartly employ echo and scene to animate key points. You’ve used outside sources well, employing citation and commentary to take full advantage of the content. Most striking are your observations and insights—right up through the end.

If you have no objections, I’d like to add this piece as a model. Indeed, if you so desire, I’d like to help you publish this essay. It deserves a larger audience.

Form isn’t perfect, but it’s nearly so. Of all the errors here, wordiness should cause you the most concern. Don’t allow unnecessary words to clutter your ideas.”

So I’m completely flattered that my essay got such awesome comments but I’m not really sure what to do about publishing it. I don’t even know what that means when you’re talking about an essay. I was thinking about writing a book on the topic of grieving a miscarriage so maybe this is a good springboard. I guess for tonight, I’ll just bask in the glow of my teacher’s praise and not over think it. It goes against my nature but maybe I’ll try something new.