The title of this post is how many days it has been since I made a blog post. You're silly if you think I'll blog more now. But if you are reading this, and actually keep up with my life and the nonsensical thoughts attached to it, here are a list of occurrences in order which have occurred in the last 504 days:
A. We moved into an apartment and joined homes with my mother-in-law.
B. I landed on a steering committee for UT and started changing the entire clinical model for my work (really big deal because no one ever does that).
C. Moved into a new house built from scratch.
D. Worked more that 60 hours a week for about 6 months.
E. Shut down my private practice.
F. Started 2 new positions at UT.
So there's my excuse. Or reason. But I have learned these things while being on a writing hiatus:
1. Writing is fun.
2. When I quit thinking about what I want to write and just write some pretty cool things come out.
3. Reading is supposed to be fun.
4. I'm not that bad of a writer.
5. I need to give up on the life of being a writer and just write.
6. I'm not that important.
7. I'm not that cool.
8. I'm not unimportant.
9. Everything that I thought was important has changed.
10. Because of that my writing has changed.
11. I'm not sure of what conclusions can be drawn from any of this.
So now I could use some input from you. I have several ideas I have been sitting on for short stories. Which ones would you want to read the most about?
I. A "inner beauty" consultant who cannot get work because they are so good looking
II. A female soldier considering what to do with the man who sexually assaulted her while they are in a combat zone together
III. A French trapper in the early to mid 1700's coming into cultural combat with the Acadians who have settled his swamp
And as an added twist I have started on a new novel about Cajun life. Think tell-all including all the humor and the horrors of being Cajun.
