Ready
to write, the bits of things already saved as Word files catch my eye. Yellow rice with orange rind, a
recipe. Tasseography, the start of
a story. Cognitive maps,
contemporary shamanism, cousins, Montecatini Terme, Mozart KV 11, seagrass
matting rug, holy clothing, grilled biftekia, Ghost Ranch. A good writing exercise would be to weave
all those things together in a couple of paragraphs, a page. To find the connections, other than my
squirreling-away nature.
The
next time I am at a loss for what to write, I’ll have some fun with that. For now, it’s off to Mallorca and my second
mystery story, “Out of Whole Cloth” (which weaves together ubuntu, wild mushrooms, Mallorcan
fabrics, Spanish rappers, and prehistoric goddesses).
image: Christie B. Cochrell, Collage
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