Welcome!

“Color is a power which directly influences the soul.” -Wassily Kandisky. 

Hello and welcome to my blog! My name is Alaina and I’m here because I love writing. This blog will be a journey throughout my writing and looking at the writing of others through my eyes. However, looking through my eyes will probably be a whole new, crazy experience for most of you. To get a better idea, imagine that you’re sitting down to write, you pick up your pencil, and the second it hits the paper, you’re submerged into a world full of color, both beautiful and ugly. Every time you write an L you see the sun and every time you write an R you see a beautiful violet. For some people, this may seem like an idea that’s pure fantasy. Maybe even a good idea for a story! But, for a few people, like me, this is reality. I have a rare condition called grapheme color synesthesia which means I see numbers, some letters, and words in color. 

Throughout my blog, I want to allow you to get a glimpse into what it’s like to read and write with a rainbow pen. In some of my posts, I want to share a poem that I have either read or written and explain what it looks like through my eyes. Of course, as anyone with synesthesia will tell you, it is extremely hard to explain to someone who doesn’t share the same sense connection we do. So although you might not walk away from this blog seeing color for the rest of your life, my hope is that you’re able to add a little more color to every situation you’re in and to write more colorfully. 

Although writing allows me to experience a colorful world, this isn’t the only reason I write. As a high school student, I am faced with the challenges of rigorous schoolwork, prepping for college and my future, and even owning my own non-profit organization. So, when I am able to get a moment of free time, my favorite thing to do is write. Writing allows me to escape my fast-paced reality by slowing down and just having a chance to breathe. Over time, writing is something that I have become more passionate about, and that is why I hope to incorporate it into my career in some way. 

Since I am a high school student and this blog is being created through my creative writing class, in addition to personal posts, I will also be posting prompted posts as well as pieces I’ve written throughout my time in this class. Hopefully, you’ll be able to leave my blog with more color in your life than before! Thanks for visiting.

-Alaina