*Gets up from chair*
Hi, my name is Star Ninja, and I'm a recovering Grammar Nazi.
-Hi Star Ninja-
I've been sober for a few weeks now and going strong. In fact, the other day I read the comment section of a Youtube video and I didn’t correct any of the language on it.
*circled group claps*
Thank you. Like I said, I was doing well. Very well. Then, earlier today, I almost fell off the wagon.
-What happened?-
I… I’m sorry this is a little difficult for me. I was on writer’s café. I was browsing the latest works of my friends, when a message popped up at me. Bandgeek wants you to read a new poem. I was elated, because I hadn’t read any new Bandgeek stuff in a long while. I opened the page… and what I saw shocked me. It… it was gut wrenching. Misspelled words, missing words, incorrect use of punctuation and God help me I almost corrected it. It would have been so easy. But, you know what the worst part was? Bandgeek asked that we ignore the grammar. She asked the impossible of me. I mean, the errors were everywhere! I would even describe them as rampant! Rampant!
*gasps and hushed whispering*
It was truly a test of my willpower. But in the end I refrained. I took deep breaths, counted down from ten and followed the 12 steps. I didn’t correct any of the grammar.
*claps and approving nods*
The poem itself was pretty good. I liked it. But the grammar. God, it was torture. But like I said I didn’t correct it. I respect Bandgeek too much to go against her wishes. And that’s my story.
*Sits down again*
-He should have written out the twelve-
I haven't been on here in so long. I read through my old stuff and remembered why I was writing. I hope I can get back into the habit. I forgot how much I enjoyed it. more..