Giant Puzzle

I am a huge procrastinator unless I have a sudden inspiration that comes out of nowhere, I am in the middle of a project, or I have a routine such as a weekly column. Otherwise, I may not write a word for weeks at a time, and when I am determined to start again, it [...]

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Days On A Burn

Hemingway said ‘There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.’ Well, perhaps it was easier when it was a typewriter. Now, first thing, I sit down and check my emails. Even if the obvious spam is sifted out, there are various spammish messages to distract me. Maybe [...]

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Beginning, or Not

This fall I’ve been trying to start a new novel.  I hate this stage and will do anything to avoid it.  One morning I was actually thankful for the dead mouse smell in the basement, so that I could otherwise occupy myself for another three hours. It’s not just the fear of failure that keeps [...]

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Cardio Sprint On A Tightrope

I know I must be a writer because I have procrastinated writing this piece for weeks, promised myself that I’ll sit and properly cogitate it before I lay finger to keyboard, promised I’ll make a list of what I want to say, and yet here I am, throwing myself onto the page before I’ve had [...]

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On Inverted Writing

‘There’s rosemary that’s for remembrance; pray, love, remember; and there is pansies. That’s  for thoughts. There’s fennel for you; and columbines; there’s rue for you, and here’s some for me: we may call it herb grace o’Sundays: O you must wear your rue with a difference. There’s a daisy; I would give you some violets [...]

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