My friend whom hails from Haiti lost his entire remaining family to the quake.
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Hark! As I left for work last evening, I heard a robin calling from the trees across the street; very unusual for late January, but very much appreciated. If it was one of Tammy's that she sent along, I very much appreciate it. It gives me hope.
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I was telling Maggie that if I can finish one more story—one which I began in Sept. 2007—my writing days will be done. I will continue to attempt to do this blog as regularly as possible, but my mind has become so erratic that it will be very difficult to concentrate on a work of any length. The RA along with mild but persistent dyslexia and lingering effects from the mini-stroke are causing much confusion these days. Getting older isn't helping either. Last evening I ran a red light*, and it was the third in the past two months. I cannot type a sentence without several mistakes, and it takes forever to correct them. I should have knocked the story out in a couple of hours Thursday; it took six hours. The heck of that is it was already written up until the point of the murder. It is a very short story, actually, and takes me less than 10 minutes to read it all the while looking for mistakes and ways to improve it. It should not have taken so long to write it. There are some external pressures afoot, but I've handled such before. Frightening, it all is.
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Have a beautiful and bountiful Saturday!
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The Smoking Gun's Mug Shots of the Week!
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*It is the traffic light closest to the city police station!
4 comments:
No frightening. You are just tired a bit. In winter we loose our energy. Besides, actually, writing is not easy work.
Please, be more optimistic.
Have a great Sunday.:-)
xox
Writing has always been such a pleasure for me that I thought of it as easy, especially getting the first draft on paper. Maybe it was the material I was trying to deal with; I know so little about either of the main topics.
Thanks, Jola.
You also have a wonderful day. :-)
January and February are the months that breed depression and despair in even the most optimistic of souls. Have heart. The robins will be back soon (with little bows and lipstick marks on their little heads for you..) Spring will bring warmer weather, better photo ops, and a happier you.
sorry to hear you don't feel well. I wish I could ease your pain.
Peace my dear friend & mentor.
xoxo Tamatha
Thanks, Tammy.
You are correct as always and I am very anxious for some spring, especially your robins.
I am much better today; it was just some fluid build-up from old man problems. Fluid pills are a miracle drug for we oldsters. Or is it Viagra?
Have a great week. :-)
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