A brief, delightful respite from the heat brought two days of busy garden and yardwork. Now I'm closeted back in the coolth of air conditioning and wondering what to write. Creativity seems elusive. I meander down a hallway lined with doors, behind which stories might be found.
So many doors...
frontiers of decision
thresholds of change
colourful, plain, weathered
closed, open, ajar
forbidding, inviting, curious
no-nonsense knockers, familiar two-tone chimes, angry bee colony buzzers
polished knobs, convenient levers, keyholes and peepholes
questions looking for answers
yes, no, maybe
Doors!
©2019 April Hoeller
doors always offer a threshold -- a place of power for any writer. the point of decision= enter or not. Choices, options. Close your eyes. Choose one door and step inside. Consider: temperature -- is there a breeze or is it still? What is the quality of the light? Is it dark? What do you smell? What do you hear? What does it all remind you of. When you're ready, pick up your pen and start writing. Don't stop until the energy disappears.
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