March 2, 2004

Fugue State rejected

By Tony Brown

Ack.

I just tore up all the work I’ve done so far on the damn thing, with the exception of four lines.

But now, they’re damn good lines.

I just wish I didn’t have to write the fifty or so bad ones to get to them.

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On second thought…no I don’t. This is the process for me, these days; far more discarding than keeping, far more learned in the process than in the result.

I tell people all the time that to be attached to the result of writing is to miss the point of it. I need to recall this as well, from time to time; while completion is a goal, it’s important to not slight the journey either.

So no underwear dance for me tonight…which is good, since I find it tends to chafe and I’m uncomfortable that way when I sleep.

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When I awake, it’ll be my birthday. I’ll be 44; mid-forties; etc. Apply adjectives as you wish.

This year had better be better, is all I’ve got to say.

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