Writer's Block


I produce my weekly blog, but beyond this endeavor, my creative juices are dammed, have ceased to flow.


Perhaps the ennui is a result of the bombardment of news.


I am a news junkie, but the overload of political information has saturated my neurons.

The excessive input has blunted any output.


Finally, I wrote two haiku last week after a dearth of writing.


Hopefully, the sprout of poetry will lead to a robust crop of words…


…from a tiny drip to a brisk stream of consciousness.


Do you ever feel stuck in a rut, unable to progress? What tricks do you use to break free?

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