The Ticking Clock

About this time of year, my jaw starts to hurt. I know it's coming and I know what causes it but I can't really do anything about the aching pain that sometimes radiates into my neck.

It's caused by the imminent end of school and the arrival of garden season, which ratchets up my other job to almost full-time status. My jaw starts to ache because I'm grinding my teeth at the sense that I'm falling behind. Pages aren't getting written because I've got other commitments, other responsibilities tha