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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 2 – Intermediate)
Topic: Writing (01/11/07)
“Shouldn’t you really be doing something else?” Maybe the question doesn’t appear in so many words. Sometimes it’s just an impression, a stray thought, a non-verbal hint that there’s something urgent needing my attention. I think of it in human terms; this is The Nag, who refuses to let me write.

She appears whether I’m staring at a blank computer screen without an idea in my head or when I can barely type fast enough to match the speed of images exploding in my brain. Up she pops, reminding me to jot down “deodorant” on the grocery list. Or that I should really get at that mysterious stain on the living room carpet. Or the cat’s claws need trimming. Or the car needs an oil change and lube, the books on the bookshelves need alphabetizing, or I should clip out all the inspiring room layouts in the last three years worth of Architectural Digest currently cluttering the spare bedroom.

Even if I do not succumb to the urge to get at any of these things, I will inevitably need to make a list of them for future reference. The Nag is winning. Because I will then need to find a writing instrument (why are all the pens in the cup on my desk dried out?). And then a piece of paper (how can a writer have not a scrap of paper in sight?). The Nag’s victory is complete when I begin to organize the junk drawer I am rummaging through to find the aforementioned items. Hope of actually writing something is gone, leaving no forwarding address. I really need to formulate a plan to conquer the Nag. I’ll make a list. Wait, I have to find a pen…
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lynn rodgers
01/18/07
yes why is it that when oen needs to write all the spiral are full and pens are dry. heres how i overcome the nag. i pretend its my big sister. i never do what she says so why do what somthing im pretending is her says.;)
Pat Guy
01/19/07
Ahhh ... yes ... The Nag. I wish she would just leave us alone and let us write.

I know, when she bothers me I'll send her to your house! ;)

You hit the nail right on the head on this one - GOOD job!
Julie Arduini
01/19/07
If the title doesn't grab your attention, the truth of the story will. Loved it!
terri tiffany
01/22/07
Very cute - filled with some nice details! I like your 'voice' throughout. I just wish it had been longer!
Mo
01/23/07
This 1 made me smile.
Leigh MacKelvey
01/23/07
Fav line: The hope of writing is gone, leaving no forwarding address.

Preciuos! Good job!