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© 2004-2008 Keith Ecklund

February 05, 2005

I’m not stupid.  I know they’re out there.  They wake up in the morning, just like me, fresh and thinking about that grain of sand that out of nowhere slipped through the crack.  They’re out there getting things done because I can see them all, every single one of them.  I can’t move through the room without knocking my shin up against one of their fresh ideas or cracking my head wide open, trying to stay out their way.  It’s gotten to the point where I’m afraid to move, but know I better or one of them will come by and polish me up like something they pulled out of thin air.

Like this morning when my eyes popped open in the dark and I knew I had hold of something in my head, but what was I going to do?  Can you tell me that?  It’s too slippery.  It’s all been done.  There’s no fucking way.  I’m wired all wrong or just don’t have what it takes.  I’m shy about ambition and spend all day trying to wrap my mind around nothing.  Sure I have ideas, but they’re like gnats, and cause me more irritation then anything.  I spend most of the day waving my arms around over my head, trying to make it all go away.



Depends. What kind of idea was it? If it involves firearms or explosives, you might want to rethink it. However if it involves finishing or starting short stories or novels, I say go for it. What else is all your free time for? I ask you?

Jo on 02/05/05 at 05:05 PM

I keep having these epic sci-fi/religious book ideas.  One came to me as a dream last night.  I don’t think well with my son around, so I’m going to pound out more of it next week.  It’s kind of a fun one that I’ll talk about later.

Keith on 02/05/05 at 05:17 PM

Epic-Sci-Fi-Religious novels?  Those could make you even more money than explosives, especially if you’re prepared to follow up with a how-to-be-happy-by-believing-in-me book that acolytes will sell on streetcorners, and then become a mysterious but very comfortable recluse. 

Well, except that it’s been done.  ;)

Jarrett on 02/05/05 at 09:40 PM

I think I’ll skip to the last part! Comfortable happy recluse!

Jo on 02/06/05 at 08:25 AM

I find alcohol will usually make the little buggers go away.  When that doesn’t work adding a narcotic pain pill to the cocktail seems to do the job.

on 02/06/05 at 09:01 PM

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