Toil and tedium and maybe a little whine

Sunday afternoon.

Outside of the obvious—family, friends, good health, etc.—I love writing more than any other single thing in my life. If there was a fire or flood at my home and everyone was safe, I’m a little embarrassed to admit that the first thing I’d rescue would be my laptop. When I travel, it’s the last thing in the car before I leave and the first thing out when I arrive. In the same vein, what I’m writing is often the first thing I think of in the morning and the last thing every ni...