Random Musings
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“So often is the virgin sheet of paper more real than what one has to say, and so often one regrets having marred it.” ~Harold Acton, from Memoirs of an Aesthete You know that great feeling you get when you have a brand new, never before used notebook in your hands, with crisp pages and…
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After a long period of time, I’ve finally heard back from one of the journals I’ve submitted to. It was, unfortunately, a rejection letter, but I have to admit, it was a very encouraging one, and I love when journals do that. I had been hoping that the delay in response meant a positive return…
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I have to say, I absolutely love the beginning of a new month, especially when it gets itself into full swing with all the changes I was looking forward to making. Of course, when you’re only two days into something, it’s easy to be optimistic and exciting, but it’s also easy to feel confident that…
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You know, I was thinking that it’s pretty amazing that May is almost over. Usually, at this part of the month, I’m looking forward to the next one to arrive, because I’m ready to start up on a new novel, having gotten a little bored with the current one since I have a pathetically short…
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In the past few days, I’ve come to the oh-so-startling realization that if you dedicate yourself and make yourself do something, you will get it done. What a novel concept, right? I’m notoriously bad for setting myself a goal or saying I’ll do something and, if it’s relatively unimportant or won’t affect anyone, I’ll let…
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Yesterday, I had the opportunity to get around and explore some of the little scattered forest preserves around DuPage County, since it was absolutely gorgeous out, the perfect temperature, and I had the day off. It would have been a shame and a waste not to have gone at all. Having grown up getting constantly…
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I am very frustrated with myself today. Well, perhaps very is a little harsh. I don’t think I’ve waken up enough or had coffee enough to really feel anything too powerfully at this particular moment, but I am thinking about my day off yesterday and the things I managed to get done. Or, more appropriately,…
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My thoughts have been turned, once again, to how much time I actually allot to writing. The answer, always, will be a resounding not enough, and sometimes I wonder if there’s anything I could be doing to close the gap between not enough and just about enough, or at least lessen the gap since I’m…
L.S. Engler 