giving it all away, the rationale
You cannot steal that which is freely given. I have decided from 2202/2022 to 'let go' of my writing. So by visiting this site you are able to freely download my (as close to complete) published/performed writing from 1988 through till 2020.
Below is something by way of explanation.
Below is something by way of explanation.
there is now and there are stories
I believe our stories form part of our identity. This has been an underlying theme in many of my works. It’s something I’ve tried to explore and explain and share conceptually. In 2022 I have reached the stage in my life where the thoughts and words contained in my past exist relationally to my identity as ‘stories’ in/of/from my own life.
Put more simply: they are from my past (lives/identities) and I have let go of my embodiment of them.
Letting them go is an acceptance of change not an ending.
The stories come from my heart/mind but they are not part of my ‘now’ and so they are free to wander cyberspace. Outside of the now, their value for me lay largely in the creation. The relationship I had to them was part of my identity – at times I clung to them, at times I hoped they might show who I was, or speak my truth. Sometimes I hoped they might help me make sense of myself and my world and that in the process they might find homes in other heart/minds and make sense in a shared space. Sometimes they have, sometimes they haven’t. I have now moved from that space, so I can let them go and let them grow. I have grown past them. I have moved beyond their process as they have moved beyond the constraint of being product(s). Their value, for you, is for you to decide. I’m always happy to talk about the stories and the ideas they contain. My change of perspective allows me to set them free and you are free to make of them what you will.
I hope you will understand that in offering my writing to you as a free gift, I do not undervalue either myself or my stories. Instead this gift invites you to engage with a different way of seeing creativity – and perhaps move towards a fuller appreciation of the true value (beyond price or product) of stories in all our lives.
I hope you enjoy exploring my writing. I currently don't feel like 'explaining' what text is what etc - and since they're all free, be daring, and go on the title that 'speaks' to you. That's how I often pick my reading material.
Cally Phillips
Put more simply: they are from my past (lives/identities) and I have let go of my embodiment of them.
Letting them go is an acceptance of change not an ending.
The stories come from my heart/mind but they are not part of my ‘now’ and so they are free to wander cyberspace. Outside of the now, their value for me lay largely in the creation. The relationship I had to them was part of my identity – at times I clung to them, at times I hoped they might show who I was, or speak my truth. Sometimes I hoped they might help me make sense of myself and my world and that in the process they might find homes in other heart/minds and make sense in a shared space. Sometimes they have, sometimes they haven’t. I have now moved from that space, so I can let them go and let them grow. I have grown past them. I have moved beyond their process as they have moved beyond the constraint of being product(s). Their value, for you, is for you to decide. I’m always happy to talk about the stories and the ideas they contain. My change of perspective allows me to set them free and you are free to make of them what you will.
I hope you will understand that in offering my writing to you as a free gift, I do not undervalue either myself or my stories. Instead this gift invites you to engage with a different way of seeing creativity – and perhaps move towards a fuller appreciation of the true value (beyond price or product) of stories in all our lives.
I hope you enjoy exploring my writing. I currently don't feel like 'explaining' what text is what etc - and since they're all free, be daring, and go on the title that 'speaks' to you. That's how I often pick my reading material.
Cally Phillips
