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Writing by Sunlight and Moonlight
Does creativity and inspiration have a rhythm?
October 19, 2020, Art Cafe in an Urban Vertical Village USA Around Noon.
We were nestled in a cozy corner booth, the murmur of voices, the clinking of silverware, and the soft jazz playing in the background in the café provided a comforting backdrop to our conversation.
“So, are you a day writer or a night owl?” He asked, his eyes conveying amusement and curiosity.
I chuckled, surprised by the question. “Neither, really,” I admitted. “Or maybe both, depending on how you look at it.”
He raised an eyebrow, seemingly intrigued. “Explain.”
I leaned in, happy to date a guy who cared about my creative world. “My muse is a bit of a… free spirit. He doesn’t adhere to conventional schedules.”
“He?” he chuckled. “You talk about your muse as if he’s a real person.”
“Oh, he is,” I giggled.
Now, four years later, flipping through a journal I kept for the latter part of 2020, I’d written about how happy I was to …
“…date a man interested in my writing. “
Before he inquired about my writing “schedule,” I hadn’t thought about how inspiration flowed throughout the day as I…
