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    How To Catch A Slippery Thought

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    Man stan ding on rock fishing

    Occasionally a brightly colored one will break through the surface, leaping into consciousness. . .

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    Wordpile

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    . . . I swing my pen with confidence towards a waiting sheet of paper And listen for the thunk of ideas. . .

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    Do You Get Distracted When You Write?

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    Old postcard of writer spilling ink

    . . . My breathing slows. My eyes focus on a blank page. A dreamlike image of an old woman fleeing into the night emerges in my imagination…

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