Like pulling teeth, uphill both ways...

At the beginning of last month, I indulged in a bit of self-congratulation regarding my ability to stay on task and carve little bits of precious time out of my days to devote to my writing. And I also indulged in a bit of self-pity over the projects I've had to temporarily back-burner or de-prioritize.

Since then, I've struggled even to get small amounts of time. Kid's sports and extracurriculars and the general chaos of life and work seems to have increased and expanded into those nooks and cra...