I state right on the front page of my website that I am a writer. But what do I do when there’s something I need to express but no matter how hard I try I just can’t find the words, phrases, sentences to relate what’s been weighing me down.  And this weight has been so heavy that it has blocked anything else from coming through. I have tried over the last week to shake its grasp, to empty myself of it but it stays, tenaciously entwined with my everyday thoughts.

I have a short story that needs to be finished. Maybe I can use it to exorcise what’s plaguing me.