I'll need to structure myself for the next three weeks.
I finished reading Thom Jones last night. It was good, but maybe what I got from it that will benefit me most was that a) I write this well, and b) Thom Jones was even older than I am now when he started publishing. The stories all had Vietnam, epilepsy, boxing, and boxer dogs--or some combination of these (with the exception of "I Want to Live!").
Now I'm reading William Kennedy's Very Old Bones. I found a hardcover copy for 99 cents in an Oklahoma City gift shop in May (along with Philip Roth's Operation Shylock), so I almost feel like I'm cheating.
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Free time like that can be a trap. It feels good initially but the longer it lasts the more you want to keep on being lazy. It is good that you are keeping up with the writing. At least that can be considered as "doing something". I have to admit I am a little envious. I think my next real day off will be in about a week.
I myself am experiencing such a trap. I'm still job hunting, and so I really have no structure to my days. Actually, this evening represents a small change in the situation: starting rehearsals for a production of "Oliver!" In fact, the only reason I get up before noon anymore is that I have to spritz water into Skulle's tank each morning to make sure he has enough humidity to be comfortable.
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