Me Saying Hey

Hello, my name is Maggie and I'm a teenager from South Africa.

You have no idea how many tries it took to get that simple first line right. The middle bits are easy, but ice breakers are hell.

I've been really into the idea of starting a blog for a while now (If I had to place blame for this, I think it would probably go to the best people ever over at Rookie). I'm not entirely sure what I'm going to write, but I think telling you a little bit about myself might be a good start.

I've always had a love for writing, but I've never been very good at sharing it. I get so attached to what I write, it becomes so personal, that sharing it feels far too private. I've been keeping a diary since I was nine, and of course I've never shared them with anyone because, I mean come on, they're diaries. So the writing I've done, and the writing I'm proud of, I don't think I can share. Which really sucks when you feel like you might have something interesting to say. So that's what this is.

I'm putting my confidence into strangers.

So when I want to talk about something or when I want to feel like what I say is going a little further than the surface of a piece of paper, I can come here. And I can feel like I'm maybe connecting with someone out there.

I think that, for now, that's an adequate introduction. I guess I haven't really told you anything about myself at all, but maybe you can gather that information by reading some of the other stuff I write.

Thank you for getting this far!
-Maggie ✩