Stephen King, in his book On Writing, talks about how he works on his "toy truck...

Stephen King, in his book On Writing, talks about how he works on his "toy truck" in the afternoon. A toy truck, for him, is a story that might turn into something and might not.
In other words, it's play.
I love the phrase. It reminds me not to take what I do too seriously. It encourages me to relax.
Also, it makes me think of the Matchbox cars and trucks I had when I was a kid, the ones with doors and hoods that opened and closed. Those cars moved fast, but they were small enough fo...