New Story Idea 1

It's funny how an idea can burn

through itself in a matter of hours

or even minutes.

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Like a delicate wildflower

that blooms and withers

in a short period of time.

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I fashioned a new story

one day

this week

and by day's end

I had talked myself out of it.

.

Not so much killed it

as realized that the logistics

were too complex for me.

.

At this time.

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I want my stories to see the light of day.

I want to entertain others.

I want to collaborate.

To see my stories told with other voices.

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Are the other voices better than mine?

Do I feel that my writing is inferior?

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Yes and no.

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No, because others

do like my writing style.

And I like my writing style.

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Yes, because I am not

as prolific a writer as I want to be.

That is where I feel inferior.

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Isn't that the rub in all art?

There is not enough time or energy

to adequately connect

the inner self with the outer world.

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