I took the week off from writing. It was... strange, having so much free time. I read Swanwick's The Dragons of Babel (good); watched some movies (Waitress, Cloverfield, liked both); set up the web pages for Flytrap #9, sent out the issues to subscribers, contributers, etc; finished playing Bioshock; played the Penny Arcade video game; played some World of Warcraft; took walks; played with my kid; did more cooking than usual; got ahead on my freelance work; cleaned house more than usual... All pleasant, but I was reminded that I like working -- I like the feeling of having accomplished something, and only writing fiction seems to provide the right kind of buzz. So, next week, I'll start working on some short stories.

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