Twenty Years of Me Time at Dawn

Twenty Years of Me Time at Dawn

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Twenty years ago
I started my day
With me time,

Starting at 5:30 a.m.
By writing
In my journals.

Writing down my dreams
My aspirations, my poems
And short stories.

I now have about 10,000
Short stories and poetry fragments.
And mini-novelas as well.

I don’t dream “dreams”
Rather I dream of full-blow movies
Complete with cinematic color
Sounds, music, and characters.

Often at 0 dark hundred
I have insomnia
And go down dark rabbit holes
Into nightmare lands.

Which I turn into flash fiction
Horror mini-stories
Or neo-beatnik outlaw poetry
As the sun comes up.


While listening and watching the news
Making my plans for the day
As I wrote down what happened
The day before.

That is how I started my day
Been doing that every day.

I have not missed a single day
But due to random computer meltdowns
Have lost a few days or even weeks
From time to time.


NEW PROMPT: Tomorrow, September 11, is an important anniversary: Mine, on this site, 20 years. Write a story or poem about sticking with something for 20 years.

I have been keeping a daily journal since my early 40’s. I never missed a day.

O Dark Hundred is military/intel jargon for the time, two hours before dawn when military special forces and intel types get up to prepare for dawn operations. Depending upon the time of year and location it can be from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m. I often have insomnia and vivid nightmares at o dark hundred which for me is usually 3 to 4 a.m..