In case anyone out there noticed…I am attempting to write less.
Scratch that. I am attempting to write more slowly. And hence post more slowly. As the sixish months have marched on since starting my Substack lifestyle, I have molded myself into the contours of a writer.
Wake up at 5am with nothing at the keyboard but a commitment to publish. Watch and listen as a day unfolds to me. Or dive back into a draft that I had forgotten was halfly-written and pulls me back in.
I have the great luxury of living amidst an unfolding story that supplies me with a magical silo of idea fodder that seems to fill instead of empty itself.
My magical idea silo. That has a ring to it.
If you notice one weekly post in your email box instead of two once in a while, please know that it is intentional.
The rush of late spring has come to roost this week. And like my nineteen chickens, it seems to have legs.
You read that correctly. I now have nineteen chickens. Which means thirty-eight little legs in all.
The rest of today’s idea silo is for my lovely paid subscribers. If you read the latest Instagram post, you will know that I threatened to kiss you on the lips in deep gratitude if you are a paid subscriber who shows up in person this month. Don’t tell Robert!
And now, onto the good part…
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