Tesfa wants to be a writer too, among other things (chef, penguin, mommy).
We can be writer friends! Her excitement is adorable. Did you write something today? she asks.
I told her yes. Less writing than rewriting, but let’s not get tied up in specifics.
Me too! Every non-question sentence Tesfa speaks is in exclamation marks. Mummy, she says, secretly, coming right up to my ear so that Geoff doesn’t hear, what letter did you practice writing today?
T I say. Might as well tell Tesfa her favourite letter. I did type a T today too.
I practiced my A’s! Tesfa shouts, still next to my ear. Writer friends!
At least my four year old is interested in my writing.