The Muse and Me

Every morning I get up, go to the refrigerator for Diet Mountain Dew, and start writing. Minnie is right there with me, making sure I never oversleep:

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She's excellent at filling those long thinking pauses when the words won't quite come. This morning, the words were flowing fast and furious. I have 40,000 on "Junior Missing" now.