I Wrote 531 Words, but had to go back and write a minimum of 600

At the current moment, it is 7:31pm on July 21, 2022. This attempt at publishing writing is the same as all the other attempts: in which I received a burst of inspiration and began typing away at my desk. I'll take a stab at writing again, I suppose. This time, maybe I will achieve something. This particular platform, "Vocal," has been advertised to me many a time and I have now found myself baited.

Already, I find myself losing that inspiration and we are now only at the second paragraph. How discouraging. Oh dear, I am suffering writers block at 100 words.

Maybe it's because my food is on its way and that's all I can think about ... or maybe I'm just not a real writer.

Anyone who has ever read my writing says I'm talented, but seeds without sowing brings about no harvest. Writing takes a lot of endurance. My limited stamina is probably why I seem to be better at poetry and prose, which, should you come back to my Vocal page, you may get to read.

I have never been a good drafter. All the disciplines of writing--drafting, outlining, editing, etc.--are the bane of my existence. If it's not perfect the first time I don't want it to go anywhere. I'm just... not good at not being perfect. Don't worry, I'm very much working on that with my incredibly apt ability to be introspective and self-aware (I actually received a compliment from my therapist about that... He said, "In my 30 years in this field, you are one of the most self aware people I've met." And I took that personally.

Most of my writing takes place on the little app on my phone called Notes. There are so many notes on my Notes app. Most of it is hopeless romantic nonsense. I like to take things people say to me and write the in between the lines kinds of things.

For instance, my coworker was low on energy one morning but he had a Monster. Upon discovering he still had some left he drank it and said, "I love myself so much." And then I wrote this:

he said he loved hismelf so much

i had to agree

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I find a lot of things a little romantic and a little funny. The funny thing about this is that I don't actually love him... I just found what he said romantic.

To be honest, I hope he never reads that. But it would be funny. Being the muse of my first published piece in a while is an honor, I suppose. The more I write the more you're gonna think I'm in denial but I promise I'm not, I really don't like the man. I'm gonna stop now since I won't convince you.

You wanna read something that is about someone I like?

Well, my food is here so I'm going to stop writing and hit publish. No beta read, we die like men. Come back next time to read "i want to fall asleep next to you" and other writings from my Notes app.

It is now 8:05pm. Have a good night.

--hvjv

ps... there is apparenlty a 600 word minimum to post on this site. here's a fun fact! did you know that "ps" is the abbreviation for "postscript?" The word comes from the Latin "Post scriptum" which means afterthought. Unlike this sentence that I'm writing right now, there was no ability to backspace or edit what you wrote in a letter, so people would write their afterthoughts.

p.p.s my food is cold now.