I find it hard to write at the moment. Not because I have writer's block; there are all kinds of ideas swirling around in my head. The problem is that the drain pipe under the kitchen sink rotted through in a bunch of places and it took a lot of work to patch it last week. My hands ache and it hurts to type. Sad thing is, there were more holes in that pipe I couldn't see and now I am going to have to tear out walls to patch more. That isn't going to make my hands feel any better. But hey, if I ever wanted to write a scene about a house falling apart and all the joys and agony and angst of doing repairs myself and the distress of not being able to afford a plumber, well, I won't have to make anything up. |
I have had the most horrendous writer's block lately, and barely could do anything since I was sick in early December. So I am looking forward to the pressure of writing daily stories for the "Invalid Item" which should get me kicked back into gear. We must make my goals this year. Yes, we must. |
My book of mad little stories for daily endurance writing contests called "Invalid Item" --- and yes, I did make that word up --- was nominated for a Quill Award in the category of "Best Short Story Collection". This is awesome and unexpected, but do you realize the significance of this? Some one has actually looked at that book !!! Wow. |
I've added a new entry to "Invalid Item" : "Invalid Entry" one of which is unwritten, and that is to stay positive. That being said, I sure the (bleep) hope I don't screw everything up like I did last year. |
I think my new bad habit may have turned bad. I bid on a PBX and a payphone. I need the PBX so all my phones can call each other, right? And I need the payphone because, well, I don't need a payphone but they are pretty cool. Just to invite someone over and see their reaction, "Is that a payphone?" Hell, I can't find a payphone in the city so it would be cool to have one in my basement. See what I mean? I've lost it. |