Today I am 79 years of age and three quarters of a century is time enough to have the things that young men dream of.
– New Year, GD Deckard, The Quantum Soul
That is the first line in the first short fiction of mine to be published and on this day it is true.
“Well, my old friend, it certainly is time for you to relax and look back on a full life.”
Bidziil Zahnii looked at Maxwell as if his doctor misunderstood where babies came from. “Now is the time to look forward, Max.”
At seventeen, I decided to become a writer. But not then. I didn’t know enough. Figured I’d know the answers to life’s big questions when I got older. Imagine my surprise when sixty rolled around and I still had no clue. Oh well, I did have experiences so I started writing, making up the big answers as I went. Douglas Adams had already demonstrated that an answer of “42” is good.
The best thing about writing is there is always something to look forward to. I awoke this morning thinking about the insight-full criticisms others here have given me on a piece that I put in Sue’s Show Case. I made the changes.
Thanks, guys! You have made the opening of my WiP balanced. I look forward to finishing it.
P.S. I would have written a more useful blog but it’s my birthday and I don’t have to.
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