26 Personal Essays in 2016 Challenge - Diane Lee

26 Personal Essays in 2017 Challenge

In 2017, my writing mojo was missing, presumed dead. A writing friend sent me Vanessa Martir’s #52essays2017 challenge, and I accepted, except I did a #26essays2017 and ended up writing 21*, because I can’t count.

My rationale for taking on this personal essays challenge was simply this:

I’m doing this because I’m the first to admit I’ve become a lazy writer: allowing guest posts and series and cross-posting to make up the bulk of content on my site across 2016. The brave, fearless writing that readers admired and respected me for has all but disappeared. This year – 2017 – will be different. I’m reclaiming my voice – my write like a motherfucker voice!

And here are those essays, in order of my having written them:

Essay 1 – I’m a Failure

Essay 2 – The Power of One

Essay 3 – Crush: Anatomy

Essay 5*– Crush: Evolution

Essay 6 – Crush: Extinction

Essay 7 – On Opportunity

Essay 8 – A Close Encounter of The Delicious Kind

Essay 9 – Silenced

Essay 10 – On Beauty

Essay 11 – On Opportunity in Vietnam

Essay 12 – Reorganising My Life