From the trenches…
I’ve been writing a lot lately. It’s an escape from real life. I have to force myself to start writing, but it’s as easy as ever once I get going. Also, the stuff I’m writing about isn’t easy (think B3-Ch27), so that makes it harder to start. But like I said, once I get going, it’s much easier to keep in the groove.
Now, a quick note about my real life.
Life, the Universe, and Chapter 6
I had a rough day today.
I don’t want to go into too much of my personal life (it would take too long), but the short version is that my brother recently married a woman who is systematically breaking our family apart. The new wife and my brother have alienated my mother (who was living in Germany with him, but is now moving back to the States), and I’ve been trying to play the part of “calm intermediary.”
I tried to stay impartial, to see things from both sides, but I had my first phone conversation with my new sister-in-law today. I think it went well.
I only called her a “fucking cunt” once before she hung up.