It’s a good morning. I’ve just finished a creative writing session before work and am well on my way to completing my first new book-length work of fiction in almost ten years. Creatively-speaking, nothing fills me with feeling and excitement like letting a story run through me. I anticipate that my novella will be finished within the next couple months, if not sooner, and I hope to be able to share it after that.
At the moment, though, I don’t have much to share regarding creative works. I recently completed a super-busy semester, filled with teaching and trying to move research forward. And I’ve also had a lot of good times with family, which hasn’t left much time for writing.
I did, however, write a poem/song a couple months ago that I’d like to share. It describes the feeling of changing and holding on at the same time, and is very relevant to how I’m feeling right now about maintaining a creative mind. Below is a link to the song. I’ll also share just the words further below, in case you’d (like me, almost) rather it just be a poem. Thanks much for your interest.
Hopefully I’ll have a great story to share soon.
one synapse at a time.
But I’m gaining one too,
based on everything that I do.
Yes, I am gaining a mind.
So I’ve got to be careful
about how I spend my time.
Lose the feelings that I love
and I’ll probably lose me too.
And a mind that is lost,
might not look for itself again.
So, keep doing what makes you,
whatever makes you,
feel how you like to,
how you like to.
Thoughts of a Naturalist 