You Just Never Know

You just never know.

Lately, I’ve been writing a lot less. My life situation changed, and with it some habits as well. In my previous life, my wife went to bed early, and I’d stay up late. These lonely-owl hours suited nighttime dance and writing sessions, a perfect time for finding oneself dizzy in words.

But then we moved, and for whatever reason, I beat my wife to bed on most nights. The time for writing has been there sure—we always say there “isn’t enough time” to do this or that, but ther...