My name is Amelie.
As an observant thirteen year old girl, I spend a lot of my time watching. I like to pay attention to people and events around me, soaking in new concepts and thoughts every day. Growing up in the 21st century is quite an experience; so I enjoy spending time to express how I feel about it. And the way I choose to do that is by writing.
I have wanted to be a writer as long as I can remember. I’ve always felt inspired by writings that were always around me, wherever I looked, all the time. Especially growing up homeschooled, words have flown around me since I first learned how to talk. They were in my life, and in all of our lives.
To this day, I still believe learning to read is one of the best things that ever happened to me. I can’t imagine not being introduced to a book, and I would never be able to think about a world without reading. Every story that I have ever read and every author that I have heard of all jumbled up and flew around my head as I continued to grow up.
Then came the day when I decided to lay it all down on paper.
I think the first time I felt like I truly was writing was with my poem, Just The Beginning. I took all of the thoughts filling my head: Some of them being happy, some being upset, some of them being scared, and sometimes I was just not sure what to think. I took those thoughts, sharpened a pencil, and just wrote.
I can’t remember what I was thinking. Not exactly sure where I was getting the words from; they were just appearing. I just let my hands move, and I just focused on all my emotions, and then before I knew it, I had let my pencil drop on the table. I was breathless with shock. I don’t know the last time I ever felt that good.
And so I looked back at my paper, and realized I had just written a poem.
That was the moment I fell in love with writing, and even though it was years ago, I doubt I will ever forget it. And the best part? Every time I pull out a piece of paper, sharpen my pencil, and start writing, I get the same feeling all over again.
So my name is Amelie Flagler, and I have never been more happy than to call myself a writer.