Dear Writers,

Today we’re writing about places in Colorado that are important to us. You’re writing  about a place you’ve been to many times before, but when you write about it, you’re going to see that place in a new way. You’re going to understand that place in a way you haven’t before. That’s what writing does for us. It shows us what we haven’t seen before.

Writing also helps us take ownership of a thing. When you write about something, you’re claiming it. These places that we’ve been to many times before might just seem like places. But when we write about them, we stick our flag into their ground; we say that they belong to us.

Sincerely,

Mr. Heimbuck