30/100 This Place
29/100 Takeout
28/100 Teardrop
Sometimes working with limitations makes the task easier and other times it becomes much more difficult. I have no brain power today. I thought creating a piece of blackout poetry would be less taxing than sitting down to write from scratch, especialluy because I told myself that I was going to pull one random page from a discarded novel and that would have to do. I did that, and that one page was a tough one with which to…
27/100 Unavailable
26/100 Rest
25/100 What A Surprise
‘They” say that the most honest writing is expressed when you feel that you have nothing to give. Tonight I am writing from the hospital as I sit with Weber, who had knee replacement surgery today. I have been upright for eighteen hours and had only four hours of sleep prior. Despite all that, I am grateful for all that this day brought—-for a successful surgery and for a friend who got up at 4am to drive us to the…
24/100 Music
23/100 What Word?
I sat down to write tonight with absolutely no ideas at all. I grabbed pen, paper and a cup of coffee (decaf) in my favorite mug, which says, “Not now, my muse is kicking ass.” Between you and me, that was a total lie. The muse was nowhere to be seen. I took a few sips of coffee, and to my surprise, the muse did indeed join the party. Unfortunately, I think she thought the invitation was to a junior…