IMPROMPTU PROMPTED BLOGGERISH

I authorize you to go censor yourself!

What does authenticity mean to me?  I guess it must mean real, but real doesn't mean much to me.  I think everything is real or I wouldn't be able to think about it.    But I am fascinated by words.  The meaning, the usage, the definitions, the etiology, the evolution, the trouble that I can get into if I don't use them the the way other people do, or the trouble I can get into when I use them in a way that others can't understand.  I looked up authentic - It means: of undisputed origin; genuine, (where I looked it up anyway).  Then I got to thinking.  I thought, "I wonder what similarities there are between all the words that begin with auth-.  There is only authentic, author, authority and variations thereof.  I can see them as variations of each other too.  Today's prompt asks, ".....How can a person be authentic as a writer or in any other role."  Very simple...To be authentic as a writer you label yourself an author...To be authentic in any other role you label yourself an authority.




I don't believe in censorship.  Especially when it comes to me.  HOW DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE VOICES IN MY HEAD!?!?