I could have gone out tonight, listened to a band and had a drink. Or two. But I didn’t. Well, the drinks I had, but from my fridge instead of buying them expensively in a bar. I have music at home as well, and I feel that I really – I mean really – need to calm down. The past couple of weeks have been stressful (albeit in a good way), and now I feel a bit jumpy. I need to land.
Two weeks ago I drove to Stockholm for a two-day workshop meeting with my journalism course. The next day I continued on my way to a place an hour or so south of there, to participate in a three-day LARP-game. Then I had a four hour drive to get back home, and the very next day I began my week of substituting as a cultural editor at the newspaper I write for. At the end of that week, I think I can say without exaggerating, I was spent. Luckily, I really like the job, so that’s okay. This last week I have been back at my job as a high school teacher, and there’s never a shortage of stuff to be done there.
Phew.
Today I have spent writing. Two chapters have sprung forth for my Swedish writing project, and although they both turned out short I am really happy with the end result. I don’t know how much I have left to do on that text before it is finished, but I suspect it is less than I think.
I have also gone through some photo folders on my computer, and uploaded some of my favorite pics to this blog. Then I found a subreddit for short stories, and got stuck there for a good while. I posted a link to one of my own stories, sure. But in the process of doing so I also stumbled upon several great and inspiring texts from other writers. Some of them I will definitely get back to later.
Now I’m thinking about whether I should continue writing for a couple of hours, or if I should do something else. I’m yet not done with Darksouls 2, and I have a fresh novel by Nora Roberts waiting for me on my bed table. Hmm hmm, a tricky one. I’ll have to consider for a bit. Until i decide, I think I’m going to post another of my finished texts here as a separate blog post.
Stay tuned!
...these grains of sand 