Response to Susana's Oddity from week 2, week 2

I know that Dr. Davidson said to stay away from affective reasoning, but what first got my attention on this draft was just that. I, too, had an ear fixation. What's really funny is that I STILL find myself playing with my ear, especially when I am tired. I, however, went beyond just rubbing my ear. I can actually stick my ear inside of my ear and it will stay (and if it is cold, I like it even better). I've done this since I was a baby, and the doctor told my mom that the cartiledge would never harden...it hasn't. What struck me about this post after the affective reasoning, however, was how it had never even occurred to me to write about my ear. I think many times we try to think of something to write and can't come up with something; the task seems too daunting. I mean, what could I possibly have to write that would be of interest to anyone else? This one little detail about your ear, however, could open up a whole world of stories (or at least I could write pages on the experiences that center around this oddity of mine). The more I read of creative non-fiction, the more I am becoming convinced that the trick is to begin with the small details, keep writing, and see how it evolves. Or, at least, this seems like what is beginning to work best for me. Thank you for this snipit!