A Cold and Blustery Day
Dec. 13th, 2022 05:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cafenowhereHow I wish it would snow. Instead we had another gray day, this one marked by rain and sleet and wind. At least our Christmas tree is up and decorated. I went with a blue and silver theme again. When the white lights are on, it's somehow glitzy and cozy at the same time.
Today was a hard day for writing. I managed to get over 1000 words, but I had to apply some serious butt-in-chair stubbornness to achieve that. It's not that I don't know what happens next; it's more frustration that the words aren't beautiful yet. I know I can work on that in the second (and third and fourth and...) pass, but as a poet, it doesn't feel right to keep moving on. When I was on medication that caused brain fog, it really affected my word association and word play abilities. Now I feel more present and alert, but my pretty word making skills are rusty.
This week another of my editorial selections is up at Strange Horizons: "Let Water Be Water" by Joe Aguilar. It's a short, funny poem that manages to be both zany and zen. It still makes me smile every time I read it.
Today was a hard day for writing. I managed to get over 1000 words, but I had to apply some serious butt-in-chair stubbornness to achieve that. It's not that I don't know what happens next; it's more frustration that the words aren't beautiful yet. I know I can work on that in the second (and third and fourth and...) pass, but as a poet, it doesn't feel right to keep moving on. When I was on medication that caused brain fog, it really affected my word association and word play abilities. Now I feel more present and alert, but my pretty word making skills are rusty.
This week another of my editorial selections is up at Strange Horizons: "Let Water Be Water" by Joe Aguilar. It's a short, funny poem that manages to be both zany and zen. It still makes me smile every time I read it.
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Date: 2022-12-14 02:28 pm (UTC)Your poem pick is great! I loved that--yes, it does manage both zany and zen.
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Date: 2022-12-14 05:46 pm (UTC)I've fallen victim to odometer watching. I was curious to see how many words I was making, and then it became All About the Word Count. I should know better--there are all kinds of ways to write a book, and maybe my (and your?) way is to sweat each word and string the jewels together later.
Your poem pick is great! I loved that
Oh, I'm so glad that you appreciate it, too! Thanks for the tweet about it.
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Date: 2022-12-15 04:06 pm (UTC)