I'm an occasional writer. My ideas generally come when I'm alone in the dark. The rain and wind being driven in through the gaps in the window putty. Usually with my daughter screaming for me in the other room because there's no more money for the electric heater. She's been screaming all day, but it's towards the night, when I'm exhausted and the prize for worlds best mum has been lost for another day, that my ideas come. The dark thoughts that rise in those moments need a release. I choose writing. |