A Blank Page
This morning I am excited. I’m excited and somewhat over-caffeinated and thats alright. The three cups of coffee I’ve already downed are just helping to further fuel this maddening energy. I feel as though I could burst, but I don’t want anything to quell it—this feeling of potential and possibility. Finally, finally I am sitting down […]
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Forging Connections and the Perils of Serialization
I have this feeling that I am treading water in calm seas just ahead of a storm. I can see the dark clouds on the horizon and they’re moving in fast. I’m an excellent swimmer, so I’m not worried that I’ll drown, but I still don’t relish the idea of staying afloat on top of […]
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Beauty in the Mundane and Balance
This week’s revision of Chapter Four is moving slowly at best. Combine the surprising amount of effort I put into reworking Chapter Three and a delightful but exhausting week in my personal life and I think I’m left searching for the energy to tackle these next 5,000 words. I’m still very much in it—really invested in moving this project […]
Continue readingAbout a Loser
Growth requires a process of change. A seed is nothing but stored potential until the forces of water, earth and heat conspire to penetrate its hard shell and force a germination. Through these external forces the germ has no choice but to swell, slowly devouring its kernel until it breaks through the tough exterior of […]
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